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05/05/2021 12:28 GMT+7
Hanoi has to tighten the enforcement of quarantine procedure to prevent the spreading of novel coronavirus.
As many as 110 people, including foreigners, were fined VND300 million (US$13,800) for not wearing masks in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District during the four-day holiday from April 29 to May 2, according to Bui Van Dang, deputy head of the district’s police department.
A coronavirus checkpoint in Hanoi s Hoan Kiem District asks people to wear masks in public. Photo: Hai Nam
Tuesday, May 04, 2021, 20:10 GMT+7
Authorities book a maskless case in public in Hanoi. Photo: Mai Thuong / Tuoi Tre
Police in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi have levied fines worth a total of VND319 million (US$13,800) upon 134 people, including foreigners, for failure to wear face masks in public since April 30.
On Monday alone, the functional forces had handled 22 violation cases in the district, imposing fines totaling VND44 million ($1,900) as of 3:00 pm.
Four foreigners were among the violators, with each subject to a fine of VND2 million ($87).
According to a government decree that took effect from September 28, 2020, failure to practice personal protection measures, including wearing face masks in public, as instructed by health authorities, shall be punishable by a fine of VND1-3 million ($43-130).