A bia hơi (draught beer) venue on Kim Ngưu Street, Hà Nội, closes up on Tuesday following Hà Nội s aurthorities order. VNA/VNS Photo Phan Tuấn Anh HÀ NỘI Authorities in Hà Nội have ordered the closure of all bia hơi (draught beer) venues and banned the gathering of more than ten people in one place. This comes after a sharp increase in the number of locally transmitted COVID-19 infections. Restaurants and food stalls located close to hospitals have also been told to switch to take-away services. In the directive sent to local authorities in the capital city on Tuesday, chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngọc Anh requested all gatherings to be stopped, except in offices, schools, hospitals and other places for election purposes.
Hanoi limits gatherings to 10 people
By Vo Hai May 11, 2021 | 11:28 am GMT+7
An apartment complex in Hanoi s Thanh Tri District is locked down May 11, 2021 after a coronavirus case was detected in the building. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh.
Hanoi on Tuesday announced to ban gatherings of more than 10 people and suspend certain food and beverages places in vulnerable areas amid rising coronavirus fears.
The gathering limitations would not be applied in offices, schools, hospitals and other locations for election purposes, according to a directive issued by Chu Ngoc Anh, chairman of the municipal People s Committee. Vietnam will hold its general election for legislators of different levels on May 23.
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COVID-19: 30 cases reported on May 11 afternoon
Vietnam documented 30 cases of COVID-19 during the past six hours to 6pm on May 11, with three imported cases and 27 cases among people being quarantined, according to the Health Ministry.
No new clusters were detected in the period.
The national count rose to 3,537, including 528 reported since April 27.
The number of recovered patients reached 2,618. Among active patients, 25 have tested negative for the coronavirus once, 17 twice and 25 thrice.
A total 67,877 people are being quarantined nationwide, with 1,018 in hospitals, 27,641 in designated facilities and 39,218 in their places of residence./.
Strictly following 5K message would curb local COVID-19 infections: Expert Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The serious observance of the health ministry’s 5K message would help stop the community transmission of COVID-19 in Vietnam, heard a meeting in Hanoi on May 10.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaks at the meeting.
The 5K message comprises khau trang (face masks), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distancing), khong tu tap (no gatherings), and khai bao y te (health declarations).
Speaking at the meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, Associate Professor Dr Tran Dac Phu, senior advisor at the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, pointed out four current major pandemic clusters in the country - central Da Nang city, northern Yen Bai province, and the K Hospital and the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, both in Hanoi, plus a new hotspot in the northern province of Hai Duong.
By VNA / DA NANG Today
May 10, 2021, 08:55 [GMT+7]
Eighty new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on May 10 morning, including 78 domestic infections and two imported, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said.
Bac Ninh province works to control the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: VNA)
The new infections took to the total number of coronavirus cases in Vietnam to 3,412, including 411 locally-transmitted infections detected since the latest outbreak hit the country on April 27.
The local transmissions were detected in Bac Ninh (27), Vinh Phuc (19), Da Nang (13), Bac Giang (5), Hanoi (9), Hoa Binh (2), Dak Lak (1), Dien Bien (1), Lang Soon (1).
The two imported cases are a Vietnamese citizen returning from France and an Indian expert who arrived in the country from Qatar. Both were immediately quarantined on arrival.