HCM City’s Cu Chi district welcomes visitors after a long period of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: VNA) The outlying district of Cu Chi, which has basically kept the COVID-19 outbreakunder control, has been chosen to pilot a new scheme of operation for the cityafter September 15.
Nguyen Quyet Thang, Secretary of the Cu Chi District Party Committee, said thedistrict has divided its localities into four levels.
Areas with a high risk of COVID-19 infection will apply levels 1 and 2, and the"new normal" areas with low risks of infection will apply levels 3and 4.
Areas at level 1 will continue to strictly follow the “stay where you are”order, control the movement of residents from 6am to 6pm, and suspendoperations of traditional markets and construction works.
Level 2 areas will allow businesses and production facilities to resume theiroperations if they meet safety requirements of pandemic prevention and control,and will allow people with a COVID-19 green card to take part in production andsocial activities, and go to the market once a week.
Cultural and religious activities will remain suspended.
Areas at level 3 will restart economic development, ensuring social securityand people’s lives. People will be allowed to travel within the district,except for high-risk areas, and must continue to comply with the healthministry's 5K message: khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoangcach (distance), khong tu tạp (no gathering), and khai bao y te (healthdeclaration).
Non-essential services and businesses (such as beauty salons, karaoke, pubs,bars and massage), and cultural and religious activities will remain closed.
At level 4, pandemic prevention and control measures will be carried out in the"new normal" situation. People will be allowed to gather in outdoorand indoor activities. Cultural and religious activities and weddings will beallowed, and production and business activities will resume.
Cu Chi district is only applying levels 1 and 2, Thang said.
After September 30, the district’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Preventionand Control will evaluate the pandemic control situation in levels 1 and 2areas to consider upgrading them to levels 3 and 4, he said.
The city has recently piloted tours to Cu Chi and Can Gio districts after along period of social distancing.
In a related matter, city authorities are urgently reviewing the list ofbeneficiaries of the third COVID-19 support package to quickly provide reliefto the needy by October 4./.
VNA
