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Hanoi stops commuter, vehicle examination at pandemic checkpoints

Hanoi has stopped examining people and vehicles entering or exiting the city when they pass pandemic checkpoints, the municipal steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control said on October 15.
Hanoi stops commuter, vehicle examination at pandemic checkpoints ảnh 1A traffic police officer performs duty at a checkpoint (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi has stopped examining peopleand vehicles entering or exiting the city when they pass pandemic checkpoints,the municipal steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control said onOctober 15.

Traffic police now only stand guard at checkpoints to ensuretraffic safety and deal with any problems arising.

Police and other forces like military, traffic inspectorate,and health authorities have maintained the operation of 54 pandemic checkpoints acrossHanoi, including 21 on national highways and 33 on smaller roads connecting thecity with other provinces, the steering committee said.

Over the past two weeks, Hanoi has recorded just fourCOVID-19 cases in the population of 8,367,300. Up to 98 percent of the local residents aged 18 andabove have been given at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine.

Giventhis, the pandemic risk in the city now is assessed as low, which means Hanoiis a “green zone” and in the “new normal” status, according to the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control./.
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