Society

COVID-19: Hanoi puts the brakes on festivities, mass gatherings

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh has requested a halt to festive activities and mass gathering events in public places and stadiums in the face of a COVID-19 resurgence.
COVID-19: Hanoi puts the brakes on festivities, mass gatherings ảnh 1Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh (front, second from left) and other officials check anti-COVID-19 measures at a shop (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the HanoiPeople’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh has requested a halt to festive activities andmass gathering events in public places and stadiums in the face of a COVID-19resurgence.

In his directive, Anh told the city’sdepartments, sectors, and agencies, and district-level People’s Committees toview COVID-19 prevention and control as the most urgent task now and keepadhering to the motto “fighting the pandemic is like fighting an enemy”.

Cadres, Party members, civil servants, andpublic employees have to take the lead in carrying out anti-COVID-19 measuresand must not lower their guard. 

Meanwhile, inter-sectoral forces were ordered totake drastic action to concurrently combat the outbreak and performsocio-economic tasks for 2021.

The chairman asked for stronger communicationsto persuade locals not to leave their home if unnecessary, wear face masks whennot at home, and not gather into a mass in public places.

He pointed out the need to minimise movement,especially during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday when travel usually surges,and implement anti-coronavirus measures in public passenger transport.

Regarding important events for political,social, and economic purposes, the city mayor assigned local authorities tomake decisions and ensure virus transmission prevention at those activities.

Anh tasked the municipal Department of PublicSecurity with coordinating with local authorities and healthcare establishmentsto quickly trace people with close contact with confirmed cases, others meetingthem, as well as those coming from outbreak-hit areas in Hai Duong and QuangNinh provinces.

He also ordered increased examination and strictsettlement of people illegally entering Vietnam, spreading fake news, evadinghealth declaration procedures, providing false information, or violatinganti-COVID-19 rules.

As of February 4 morning, Vietnam had recorded1,948 COVID-19 cases, including 1,059 locally-transmitted ones. Hanoi posted 21cases of community transmission since January 27, all linked to hotspots in ChiLinh city in Hai Duong province and Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninhprovince./.
VNA
#COVID-19 #Hanoi #Chu Ngoc Anh #mass gatherings #Lunar New Year Tet #community transmission #Chi Linh city #Van Don International Airport #updated Vietnam news #Vietnamplus #Vietnam News Agency Ha Noi
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

Hanoi expands COVID-19 testing

Hanoi expands COVID-19 testing

Hanoi will expand COVID-19 testing for F2 cases and those in quarantined and high-risk areas to prevent the spread of the pandemic, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung.

See more

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung launches nationwide campaign for sustainable double-digit growth in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13. (Photo: VNA)

PM launches nationwide campaign for sustainable double-digit growth

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung called on ministries, sectors and localities to promptly translate the emulation movement into practical action plans and programmes, ensuring that emulation becomes not merely a campaign but a driving force for action, an ecosystem for discovering good models, replicating successful models and best practices.

NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh guides a student on how to use an English reading pen at the gift presentation event in Dien Bien province on June 12. (Photo: VNA)

NA Vice Chairwoman presents gifts to Dien Bien policy beneficiary families

Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh urged policy beneficiary families to carry forward revolutionary traditions, serve as role models for younger generations, and steer their children to follow Party’s guidelines and the State’s laws and policies, contributing to a more prosperous and civilised province.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society's members deliver gifts to needy people during the 2026 Humanitarian Month. (Photo courtesy of the VNRC)

Humanitarian Month raises nearly 762 billion VND

With the theme '80 Years - A Journey of Compassion for the Community', the campaign continues to affirm its role as a nationwide humanitarian initiative, mobilising participation across all levels, sectors, businesses, organisations, philanthropists and the general public to help those in difficult circumstances.

Participants of the 2026 Vietnam – China children’s exchange programme pose for a group photo (Photo published by VNA)

Vietnamese, Chinese children enhance mutual understanding, friendship

Participants gained deeper insights into the friendship between the revolutionary pioneers of Vietnam and China in their shared quest for national liberation, as well as a greater understanding that the achievements of national reunification in both countries were hard won and that the friendly neighbourly relationship and cooperation between them is of great value.

Border guards from Quang Tri and Khammouane provinces in the joint patrol (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)

Vietnam, Laos conduct joint patrol along shared border

Quang Tri and Laos’ Khammouane province agreed to strictly adhere to legal documents on border management, maintain delegation exchanges at all levels, increase cooperation in crime prevention and control, search and rescue, and run public awareness campaigns to encourage border residents to comply with border and border gate management regulations.

Students take Literature test (Photo: VNA)

Over 1.2 million students begin national high school graduation exam

Under the current examination format, candidates are required to complete the mandatory Literature and Mathematics tests, along with a combined test comprising two subjects selected from a range of options, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics, Foreign Languages, History, Geography, Technology-Industry, Technology-Agriculture, and Economics-Law. Students may also choose to take a foreign language different from the one studied at school.

A booth of Vietnam at the fair (Photo: VNA)

Taiwan job fair links young Vietnamese talent with global labour markets

VSATW Job Fair 2026’s impact extended beyond the event itself, attracting significant attention from Vietnamese students, businesses and media outlets. The strong response highlighted increasing demand for career guidance, employment information and professional networking opportunities for Vietnamese talent in international environments.