HCM City helps transport people home
>> HCM City streets face congestion as people try to leave
Authorities in HCM City have arranged transport for people wanting to leave HCM City to return to their hometowns.
Residents in Soc Trang Province were helped to leave first.
"I decided to return to my hometown in Soc Trang Province as I have spent all of my savings during the long social distancing period in HCM City," he said. "It’s great that we are being supported with transportation now."
Since Thursday afternoon, thousands of people started to leave HCM City after hearing that the city would relax social distancing rules.
Serious congestion occurred when people were stopped at Covid-19 checkpoints. According to local authorities, the loosened social distancing rules would only allow residents to travel within the city.
While the guards at the checkpoints tried to persuade people to return to their residences, many decided to stay at the checkpoints throughout the night and wait until they could be allowed to leave.
Dozens of buses are sent to Covid-19 checkpoints in Binh Chanh District to transport a large number of people waiting to leave HCM City on October 1.
On the morning of October 1, dozens of buses were sent to Covid-19 checkpoints in Binh Chanh District to transport a large number of people waiting to leave HCM City.
Thousands of people cheered when they were informed that they could leave the city.
Police, military officers and health workers arrived at the site to help in the transportation.
People were given quick Covid-19 tests before being admitted onto the buses.
Residents in Soc Trang Province were helped to leave first.
A representative of Binh Chanh District said that they had gathered lists of people who wanted to return to their hometowns and given them Covid-19 tests to arrange buses for them home.
A health worker takes sample for Covid-19 testing
Thach Thanh Dich , 19, was happy that he could return home after a night waiting at the checkpoint.
"I decided to return to my hometown in Soc Trang Province as I have spent all of my savings during the long social distancing period in HCM City," he said. "It’s great that we are being supported with transportation now."
Since Thursday afternoon, thousands of people started to leave HCM City after hearing that the city would relax social distancing rules.
Serious congestion occurred when people were stopped at Covid-19 checkpoints. According to local authorities, the loosened social distancing rules would only allow residents to travel within the city.
While the guards at the checkpoints tried to persuade people to return to their residences, many decided to stay at the checkpoints throughout the night and wait until they could be allowed to leave.
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