Hanoi removes 39 checkpoints for Covid-19 prevention at red zones

Hanoi police have removed 39 checkpoints on September 16 as social distancing was eased in safe districts.

Hanoi police have removed 39 checkpoints on September 16 as social distancing was eased in safe districts.

  

Hanoi removes 39 checkpoints

The 39 checkpoints were established on September 4 in 15 districts identified as high-risk areas.

The police checked people's health declarations, travel permits and ensured social order and traffic flow. The police and health workers can also carry out quick tests and disinfected suspected patients checkpoints.

Twenty-three other checkpoints leading into Hanoi have been maintained for Covid-19 prevention.

Hanoi will narrow locked-down areas to restore production and business activities, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

Speaking at a meeting with departments, sectors, districts, communes and wards on September 16, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen said that the capital city will not conduct large-scale lockdowns, but at the narrowest scale, to effectively control the pandemic.

The imposition of lockdowns will strictly follow directions of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Health, Quyen stated, adding that the city will create all possible conditions to ensure the recovery of production and business activities and make it easier for people's lives.

According to the official, as of September 16, the city had tested 85 percent of its residents as planned, and vaccinated 93.18 percent of its population aged 18 and above.