Ho Chi Minh City reopens restaurants, cinemas, continues to close bars

Wedding centers, restaurants, tea rooms, cinemas, entertainment spots... in Ho Chi Minh City will be open from March 1, while discos, bars, karaoke, gyms will continue to close to prevent the epidemic. .

The decision to reopen some non-essential services, in the context that the city has not recorded cases of infection in the community for 14 days. The opening of some services aims to realize the dual goals of effective anti-epidemic and economic development.

Specifically, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc has just signed an urgent document to departments, branches and People's Committees of districts, Thu Duc city on the continuation of Covid-19 prevention work.

Specifically, from March 1, Ho Chi Minh City allowed the reopening of tourism, transportation, catering businesses, wholesale markets, traditional markets, supermarkets, and commercial centers. , museums, historical sites, libraries, reading rooms, training places of physical training and sports units. Activities must ensure the distance between 2 people at least 1 m, food service does not serve more than 30 people at the same time.

Ritual, religious and belief activities are allowed to be organized but must not gather more than 50 people at the same time and ensure compliance with regulations on prevention of Covid-19 epidemic, the distance between two people must be at least 1 meter. above.

The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has also sent an urgent dispatch to the departments and branches about allowing students in the area to return to school on March 1.

Before that, cultural activities, sports, entertainment, beauty salons, karaoke, discos, pubs, bars, pubs, beer clubs, massage, saunas, video game shops in Ho Chi Minh City must temporarily stop operating from 12pm on 9/2.

The above measure was taken after the city discovered 5 cases related to the loading and unloading team at Tan Son Nhat airport. Recently, wedding centers, tea rooms, theater stages, cinemas, sports businesses stopped opening. Religious ceremonies and activities of 20 or more people at places of worship are also suspended.

After the outbreak in Hai Duong from January 27 to February 14, Ho Chi Minh City recorded a total of 36 cases of Covid-19. In which, 35 cases are staff loading and unloading, supervising goods at Tan Son Nhat airport and close contacts.

The Center for Disease Control of Ho Chi Minh City said that the chain of infection at Tan Son Nhat airport has been basically controlled, the locality has not detected a new case of Covid-19 for many days. The city continues to conduct extensive community screening to assess disease risk.

According to Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, up to now, the city has basically controlled the Covid-19 epidemic situation (14 days without cases), but there are still many potential risks because Ho Chi Minh City is a place. focus on trade and work of many people from the provinces returning to the city after the Lunar New Year holiday.

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