Eased social distancing helps resume air services to southern island
Hanoi (VNA) – Air and coach services
were allowed to resume in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau and its
Con Dao Island, starting from 0:00 am on April 24 following a decision to ease social distancing by the government earlier this week, according to the provincial
People’s Committee.
However, all transport service providers must make sure the
occupancy rate on each journey must not exceed 50 percent of the seat numbers
and that passengers must maintain a safe distance (at least one metre) from one another or middle seats made empty.
The easing of the social distancing came following successes in the country's COVID-19 fight.
Flights connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Con Dao as well as
Vung Tau city and the island are now allowed at one return trip per day.
Express boats between Vung Tau and Con Dao were also back in
service with 1 – 3 trips per day.
In the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, inter-provincial
coach services from the locality to Ben Tre, Long An and Dong Thap were
resumed on April 23 with the same occupancy rate and safe distancing rules.
According to the Ministry of Transport, all transport
service providers are required to be equipped with hand sanitiser, disinfectant
and rubbish bins on all means of transportation.
Passengers are asked to wear masks, fill in e-health
declarations and have their body temperatures checked before boarding. Preventive
measures such as natural ventilation and disinfectant spray on
vehicles are also being implemented./.