People with facemasks on walk on a pavement in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi People’sCommittee has permitted the resumption of certain outdoor physical and sport activitiesfrom June 26, given the local COVID-19 situation basically brought undercontrol.
This is part of the local authority’smove to ease restrictions on several activities.
Accordingly, some physical and sportactivities with no more than 20 people in one place at the same time areallowed, but participants still have to comply with the 5K principle of “khau trang” (facemask), “khu khuan”’ (disinfection),“khoang cach” (keeping distance), “khong tu tap” (no gathering), and “khai baoy te” (health declaration).
Owners and staff of golftraining centres and golf courses, as well as their visitors, also have toseriously adhere to COVID-19 prevention and control measures and be held responsibleif virus transmission happens.
In its urgent dispatch sent on June 25,the People’s Committee also requested local departments, sectors, districts,and Noi Bai International Airport to maintain anti-coronavirus measures in thenew context.
At a meeting on June 25, Deputy Directorof the municipal Health Department Hoang Duc Hanh said Hanoi has stayed free ofCOVID-19 community transmission for 11 straight days.
Since April 27, when the fourth wave ofinfections began, 106 places across the city have been sealed off, with 98places already seeing lockdown lifted. The eight remainders are in thedistricts of Dong Anh (five), Long Bien (two), and Soc Son (one).
Hanh said COVID-19 clusters in Hanoi have beenbrought under control, but high risks remain as the pandemic situation is stillcomplicated in Ho Chi Minh City and some other localities./.
