Hoa Lo Prison is temporarily closed from March 9 for Covid-19 prevention
According to director of Hoa Lo Prison Management Board, Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy, the site has been closed since Monday afternoon right after being informed about the visitors.
Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, Tran Thi Van Anh told a Monday meeting with Hanoi chairman Nguyen Duc Chung that the two British tourists came to the site with a guide from 9 am to 10.24 am on March 3.
"Eight foreign tourists who were found to have Covid-19 after arriving in Hanoi on March 2 have stayed and visited several sites in the city," the official said.
"We have immediately closed Hoa Lo Prison for disinfection," Thuy said. "Security cameras showed that the ticket sellers here did not have close contact with the tourists."
To ensure safety for visitors, Hanoi authorities have also closed the Temple of Literature and Ngoc Son Temple for disinfection.
On March 9, the iconic Metropole Hotel in Hanoi was also suspended after two British people who stayed there from March 2-5 have been tested positive for Covid-19.
