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Hanoi shuts bars, karaoke parlors over Covid-19 fears
By Vo Hai April 30, 2021 | 09:09 am GMT+7
Hanoi authorities asked all bars, karaoke parlors, discotheques and game rooms to close from midnight April 30 amid fears of a new Covid-19 wave.
Residents are required to continue to wear masks in public spaces and related local agencies have been asked to step up supervision and strictly punish illegal entrants.
The capital city administration has been implementing several prevention measures as a new Covid-19 case was recorded on Friday after the city went 72 days without community transmission.
Vice Chairman Chu Xuan Dung has called for the pandemic warning to be raised to the highest level. On April 27, the city suspended festivals and closed its walking streets.
Noi Bai airport requests Covid-19 tests for 3,200 employees
By Doan Loan February 2, 2021 | 04:00 pm GMT+7
An airport security personnel performs body temperature check on a flight attendant at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ba Do.
Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport has requested Covid-19 tests for all 3,200 employees after 16 came into close contact with confirmed cases.
To Tu Ha, the airport’s acting director, said Tuesday that the request has been sent to the Ministry of Health and the Hanoi Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.
Besides the 16 employees who have come into close contact with coronavirus cases, hundreds who’ve had indirect contact have self-isolated themselves, he said.