Under the instruction of chairman of the municipal people’s committee Chu Ngoc Anh, local people have to wear a face mask when going out.
Hanoi has decided to temporarily close karaoke parlours, games stations and bars for Covid-19 prevention.
The city will continue suspending festivals, pedestrian streets as well as unnecessary gatherings. Tight control will be applied at quarantine sites to avoid cross-infection.
On Thursday, a 28-year-old man in Dong Anh District’s Viet Hung Commune tested positive for Covid-19 after having close contact with a Covid-19-infected man in Ha Nam Province, Patient 2899. To date, around 10 people who came into close contact with the man in Dong Anh have been defined.