A corner of Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA)Hai Phong (VNA) – The northern port city of Hai Phong willspray disinfectant over entire city two to three times a week during a period of 15 days,starting March 27, in an effort to cope with new developments in the COVID-19epidemic in the country.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Tung has orderedan immediate halt of meetings, festivals, religious rituals and other publicactivities.
Only establishments supplying essential goods and services such as foodand foodstuff, pharmaceuticals, petrol, daily-use goods and medical care areallowed to open while those involved in non-essential business activities andservices must close throughout April 15l
The city’s leader also assigned the heads of local agencies,administrations and businesses to encourage online working and minimize sendingstaff members on working trips to other localities.
He requested that foreign experts, technicians and workers who work inHai Phong-based companies but live in other localities must stay in Hai Phongthroughout April 15 to curb the spread of COVID-19 from other localities to thecity.
Transport businesses are required to cut flights, trains and buses fromlocalities with COVID-19 outbreaks to Hai Phong.
The city’s administration is looking for local residents who attended aMuslim gathering in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from February 28 to March 1, tocheck whether they are infected with the coronavirus.
Hai Phong has yet to record any COVID-19 case so far.
As of March 27 morning, Vietnam recorded 153 cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, 17of whom had fully recovered. Later the same day, three more cases in Da Nangcity were also discharged from hospital.
The national steering committee for the pandemicprevention and control reported at its meeting on March 27 that 37COVID-19 patients have tested negative once while eight other tested negative twice and fivenegative thrice. Three patients are in serious conditions and currently under intensive care at the Hanoi-based National Hospital forTropical Diseases./.
VNA
