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HCM City plans to reopen some activities from October 1
  • | dtinews.vn | September 27, 2021 11:07 PM
HCM City is gathering opinions to reopen various activities from October 1 after the Covid-19 outbreak has been controlled in the city.

  

Various activities to be reopened with conditions


During a press conference on September 26, Pham Duc Hai, deputy head of HCM City Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention said that the city planned to allow the reopening of many activities from October. The Department of Transport is consulting on how to regulate the traffic inside the city and organise inter-province traffic.

Le Hoa Binh, vice chairman of HCM City People's Committee had sent an urgent document asking localities authorities to give feedback on the plan and propose measures to better control the outbreak while restarting the economy.

According to the plan, crowds of more than 10 people will still be banned. However, if all of the participants have been fully vaccinated, a crowd with fewer than 50 people is allowed.

  

Barriers and checkpoints at hundreds of alleyways removed.


Consular offices, foreign economic and cultural offices in Vietnam must operate at 30% capacity. Factories and firms that require all employees to go to the offices must make sure that their employees have been vaccinated. Several construction sites, agricultural households will be allowed to operate. Hair salons must work at 50% capacity while resorts and tourist spots must work at 30% capacity.

However, bars, beauty salons, cinemas, dance clubs, and karaoke bars will still close. Cultural and religious activities will mostly be banned.

The city will maintain the 51 checkpoints leading in and out of the city. They will increase patrol in areas with high traffic flows.

On September 27, barriers and checkpoints at hundreds of alleyways along Pham Van Bach and Cong Hoa streets in Tan Binh District, have been removed.

Nguyen Van Tai, a local on Pham Van Bach Street, said, "The barriers were put up three months ago to better control the outbreak. We mostly went to the alleyway entrance to receive food and other necessities. Everyone is glad that travelling can be somewhat normal again."

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