Hanoi closes street food and coffee shops from 0:00 on February 16
Hoan Kiem District Police reminded a night restaurant that was still open for service in August 2020. At that time, the Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee requested that from 0:00 on August 19, cafes, restaurants must strictly observe the distance of sitting, at least 1m.
On the afternoon of February 15, Hanoi convened an unscheduled meeting of the Steering Committee COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control City before complicated developments in the area.
Mr. Chu Xuan Dung, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee, emphasized that the risk in Hanoi is very high with new positive cases of unknown source and unknown symptoms.
At the meeting, representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the City Fatherland Front and the Department of Health reported that people gathered in large numbers at sidewalk cafes, historical sites and not wearing clothes. face mask. Besides, the new case of TP has not yet been identified with F0, so the potential risk of pathogens in the community is very high.
Before this issue, Mr. Chu Xuan Dung agreed with the proposal of the units, decided to temporarily close the street eateries, iced tea and coffee shops and temporarily stop the opening of relics and communal houses. temples, religions, from 0:00 on February 16.
Regarding the requirement that people returning to Hanoi after Tet must make a medical declaration, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh explained that millions of people will return to Hanoi after Tet, including from Quang Ninh and Hai Duong. , Ho Chi Minh City… To control this, Hanoi requires communes, wards and towns to immediately deploy forces and coordinate with police and mass organizations to understand all movements in the area. ; strictly control student accommodation, workers, industrial parks.
“Other places set up checkpoints to control people going in and out of the city, but Hanoi needs to calculate how to avoid congestion; Besides, attach responsibility to transport owners to be sure of each person’s medical information about the capital. “, the President of Hanoi said.
As of 20:00 on February 15, Hanoi recorded 35 cases of disease outside the community. In which, most of the cases are related to two outbreaks in Chi Linh City, Hai Duong and Van Don Airport, Quang Ninh. The three latest cases related to the death of a Japanese citizen in Hanoi have tested positive for nCoV and are being investigated and identified as the source of the infection.
A quick report at the meeting, Deputy Director of the Department of Health Hoang Duc Hanh, said that, on the afternoon of February 15, Hanoi confirmed 1 new COVID-19 patient (not yet announced by the Ministry of Health). Patient is male, 43 years old, Japanese nationality, address: P1507 Somerset hotel – No. 2, Quang An, Tay Ho, office worker: Branch of Mitsui Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Hanoi (9th floor, building Sun Red River house, 23 Phan Chu Trinh, Hoan Kiem).
Regarding these patients, Tay Ho district said that the district has taken samples to test guests and hotel staff here and all have negative results.
Hoan Kiem District said that it has sprayed and disinfected the 23 Phan Chu Trinh building related to Japanese patients; sampling 105 people. Director of the Department of Health Nguyen Khac Hien said that regarding the Japanese patient, the cause of the infection is currently being determined, including many theories such as spreading the disease from abroad or in Vietnam and if the patient was infected in Hanoi. The risk of the capital is very high.
Mr. Hanh especially noted, people quarantined 14 days later must continue to closely monitor their health for another 14 days or else it will be difficult to deal with unusual situations; Cases of isolation at home must be strictly adhered to, especially experts.
“Districts review experts in the area, Japanese restaurants must also carefully review and consider taking samples for testing with high-risk cases,” Hanh added. Director of the Department of Health Nguyen Khac Hien mentioned that, in Hang Khay and Trang Tien streets in Hoan Kiem district, the shops are still crowded and many people are not wearing masks and suggested the district must strictly handle it if no strong measures are taken. will be uncontrollable.
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