A woman is seen not wearing face mask at a market in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Under Decree No. 117/2020/ND-CP dated September 28, 2020, fineswill be applied for violations of regulations on personal preventive measures forpeople engaged in the pandemic fight and those at a high risk of infection.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anhsigned a document asking local departments, sectors, and localities to continuestrengthening pandemic prevention and control measures to avoid the spread ofCOVID-19 in the community.
Local authorities have been asked to strictly handleillegal immigrants and those failing to wear masks in public places.
Meanwhile, on February 3, the Steering Committee forCOVID-19 Prevention and Control of the Central Highlands province of Gia Laiissued an urgent notification on the tracing of people having close contactwith the 14th COVID-19 patient in the locality.
The committee asked people who visited places thepatient visited to promptly seek support at the nearest medical facility or viathe committee’s hotline.
Elsewhere, the northern province of Bac Giang has found4,493 people related to COVID-19 patients and taken 3,181 samples for testing.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le AnhDuong has asked local authorities to continue closely controlling sources ofinfection while monitoring workers returning home and handling illegalimmigrants./.
VNA
