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Culture ministry asks for cancellations of Tet festivals, fireworks

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked local departments under its wings to advise cities and provinces nationwide to cancel festivals and fireworks displays celebrating Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year which will come by the end of this month, as concerns rise over COVID-19 spike.
Culture ministry asks for cancellations of Tet festivals, fireworks ảnh 1Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism has asked local departments under its wings to advise cities and provinces nationwideto cancel festivals and fireworks displays celebrating Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year which will come by the end of this month,as concerns rise over COVID-19 spike.

The cities and provinces need to strengthen COVID-19 preventivemeasures that allow people to safely enjoy the upcoming nine-day holiday, itsaid in an official dispatch, given that Tet will be celebrated in the “newnormal”.

The ministry has also urged units to further raise publicawareness of COVID-19 rules, warn them not to lower guard against the virus butprovide people with sufficient information on the COVID-19 development.

It is needed to step up checks and supervision of cultural,sports and tourism activities and festivals before, during and after Tet, dependingon the COVID-19 situation in each locality./.
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