HCMC: IMPOSE 15-DAY SOCIAL DISTANCING UNDER THE DIRECTIVE 16/CT-TTG FROM JULY 09
The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) issues the Official Dispatch No. 2279/UBND-VX on implementing measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic in line with the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 16/CT-TTg dated March 31, 2020.
Accordingly, the People’s Committee of HCMC shall impose social distancing measures in the entire City under the Directive No. 16/CT-TTg within 15 days from 00:00 on July 09, 2021, according to the principle that all families, residential groups - people’s groups, neighborhoods - hamlets, communes - wards - townships, urban - rural districts and Thu Duc City shall be isolated from one another.
All citizens shall be requested to stay at home, except the cases of absolute necessity such as: Going out to purchase foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and other essential goods and services; Medical emergencies, medical examination and treatment; disasters, fires, funerals, etc. Anyone leaving home must wear a mask, wash hands with soap or an antiseptic solution; gatherings of more than 02 people in public places or outside of offices and hospitals shall be banned, and a minimum distance of 02 meters between two people shall be maintained.
All types of non-essential services and businesses shall continue to be suspended; wholesale and traditional markets that do not meet the safety criteria for pandemic prevention and control, shall be temporarily closed and remedial measures shall be taken. Lottery ticket sales of lottery agents and lottery ticket venders in the City, as well as take-out food services shall be suspended within 15 days from 00:00 on July 09, 2021.
