A new form of travel permit having QR code will be put into use on September 8, which is required to go through checkpoints in the city.
Stronger communications will be conducted to ensure all residents understand the regulations, while strict punishments will be given to those who deliberately violate the pandemic prevention and control rules.
The capital city has been applying social distancing measures since July 24 amid complicated pandemic developments.
People in the city are asked to stay at home and only go outside in necessary cases like business trips, working at essential businesses (State agencies, factories, essential shops and service providers), buy food and medicines, or emergencies such as medical issues, fires or natural disasters.
Masks are mandatory in public. People must maintain a distance of two metres in public, and must not congregate in groups larger than two outside of hospitals, workplaces, or schools.
People are required to submit health declaration forms via website www.tokhaiyte.vn or Ncovi and Bluezone apps. Those who have symptoms such as fever, coughing or difficulty breathing must contact local medical establishments for further instructions.
Non-essential services and businesses remain close.
* The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has announced a list of COVID-19 hotlines for handling related information and opinions from local residents.
The hotlines include those of the Ministry of Health (19003228), the municipal Department of Health (19009095), the municipal Department of Information and Communications (1022, 0241022), the health quarantine force at Noi Bai International Airport (0916865570), and the CDC (0969082115, 0949396115).
The healthcare phone numbers of district- and communal-level localities citywide are also publicised.
Via these hotlines, people can have relevant questions answered, make health declaration, seek emergency aid, and report wrongdoings in the pandemic prevention and control as well as fake news.
Since April 27, when the fourth wave of COVID-19 began in Vietnam, Hanoi has recorded 3,529 infection cases, including 1,563 found in the community and 1,966 others already under quarantine.
