Implementing Directive No. 10/CT-UBND dated June 19 of the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on tightening and strengthening measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic in the city, the Department of Transport ) Ho Chi Minh City has issued notice 6346/TB-SGTVT for the organization of passenger transport by road and waterway from 0:00 on June 20 until further notice. The Can Gio – Vung Tau sea ferry is one of the waterways that must be temporarily suspended to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. Accordingly, temporarily suspending road public passenger transport activities in the city, including: Buses, passenger transport vehicles on fixed inter-provincial routes and transit vehicles, taxis (Except for vehicles approved by the Department of Transport. announced activities to transport people to and from hospitals and medical centers in case of emergency), contract vehicles of less than 9 seats using technology application software to connect with passengers. Cases that are allowed to operate must meet the criteria for assessing the level of safety for transportation activities in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic in the city. Specifically, for contract cars and tourist cars: All bus trips when operating must ensure the maximum transport of no more than 50% of the capacity, no more than 10 people/trip (Including drivers, staff, and passengers). car attendant). Passengers in the car must wear masks properly, sit alternately, sit apart from the seats and are required to make medical declarations according to regulations. Vehicles must be equipped with disinfectant solution to serve passengers. Perform disinfection after each transport and daily. Refuse to transport passengers who do not comply with regulations. Vehicles carrying workers must not exceed 20 people/trip For buses transporting workers, employees and experts, before the operation, they must be disinfected, the occupants must wear a mask, wash their hands with an antiseptic solution, and undergo a medical check before boarding. vehicle and medical declaration as prescribed. The head of the unit must specify and fix the route, trip, and occupants to ensure tracing when there is a Covid-19 epidemic situation. All trips must ensure the maximum transport of no more than 50% of the capacity, no more than 20 people / trip, sitting alternately, sitting apart from the rows of seats. Taxis are announced by the Department of Transport to serve the transportation of people to and from hospitals and medical centers in case of emergency and contract vehicles with less than 9 seats that do not use technology application software connected to passengers. Passengers must perform: Transporting no more than 50% of the capacity, all occupants of the vehicle must make a medical declaration and wear a mask when using the service in accordance with regulations. The vehicle is equipped with antiseptic water and disinfects vehicles daily. Refuse to transport passengers who do not comply with regulations. Do not use the air conditioning system and force open the car window during passenger service. The ferry port is open, it is mandatory for guests to make a medical declaration For water passenger transport: Suspend the operation of river bus routes, Can Gio – Vung Tau sea ferry routes, Saigon – Can Gio – Vung Tau high-speed train routes and river-crossing passenger terminals and inland waterway wharfs. passenger transport. Cases that are allowed to operate include: Ferry terminals (Cat Lai, Binh Khanh and Can Gio – Can Giuoc), passenger wharfs across rivers, inland waterways for passenger transport (Can Thanh – Thanh An, Can Thanh). – Thieng Lieng, Phu Xuan – Phuoc Khanh), but must meet according to the set of criteria to assess the safety level for transportation activities in the prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic in the city. The maximum passenger transport must not exceed 50% of the vehicle’s capacity, all people on the vehicle must wear masks and make mandatory medical declarations according to regulations. Passenger transport business units, operators of bus stations, ferry terminals, river-crossing passenger terminals and inland waterway terminals, individuals and organizations using passenger transport services by road and waterway implement the above contents and regulations on prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic.

Vehicles are sprayed with disinfectant at the COVID-19 disease control point on Ho Chi Minh Road in Huong Hoa commune, Tuyen Hoa district, Quang Binh province. (Photo: broadcast by VNA) On June 15, according to the Department of Health of Quang Binh province, up to this point, the province has not recorded any positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 in the community. However, in the face of complicated developments of the epidemic in provinces and cities across the country, in order to actively prevent and prevent the risk of epidemics from entering the area, the Provincial People’s Committee decided to set up a checkpoint COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control online Ho Chi Minh road in Kim Thuy commune (Le Thuy district). The latch will go into operation starting at 6pm on June 17. Units involved in performing tasks at the checkpoint include forces of the Provincial Police, Department of Health, Provincial Military Command, Department of Transport, Provincial Youth Union and People’s Committee of Le Thuy district. The forces will operate 24/24 to check and control the implementation of personal protection measures in epidemic prevention and control; determine the operation schedule of people and vehicles entering the province, especially people from epidemic-affected areas according to regulations. At the same time, the units will also check and supervise the restriction on entering Quang Binh province for people from localities that are implementing social distancing, epidemic-affected localities, especially from Ho Chi Minh City. Minh, Binh Duong province… In addition, at the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control checkpoint on Ho Chi Minh route located in Kim Thuy commune, public transport vehicles entering the province will be checked by forces at the checkpoint for prevention and control. anti-epidemic according to the guidance of the Ministry of Transport. Violations will be strictly handled according to regulations. Previously, Quang Binh province also activated and established groups, checkpoint epidemics at the “gateways” to the province on the road, airport and railway routes. Particularly on Ho Chi Minh Road, the epidemic control checkpoint in Huong Hoa commune (Tuyen Hoa district) has been in operation since June 8.

In the first quarter of 2021, traffic traffic accidents in Long An province increased by 3 criteria. On the morning of April 23, Mr. Dang Hoang Tuan, Director of the Department of Transport, Deputy Head of Traffic Safety Committee of Long An province said that in the first quarter of 2021, traffic accidents in the province increased all 3 criteria (number of cases, number of deaths, love). Accordingly, the whole province has had 40 cases of road traffic accidents, killing 25 people, injuring 28 people (compared with the same period in 2020, there are 9 cases, an increase of 9 deaths and an increase of 7 injuries). There are 3 localities where traffic accidents occurs most in the city. Tan An, Ben Luc and Duc Hoa (7 cases per locality). According to the assessment of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee, in the first quarter, there were 2 very serious traffic accidents, killing 4 people, injuring 3 people. Traffic accidents increased mainly due to the awareness of people traveling in the wrong part of the lane, and the awareness of responsibility of some leaders of agencies, units and local authorities, especially the authorities. grassroots level is not strong enough, shows subjective signs, neglect, even lax, lack of responsibility, leading to traffic accidents in rural areas to increase. Next time, the Provincial Traffic Safety Board requires leaders of agencies, units and local authorities to raise their morale and responsibility in ensuring traffic order and safety. At the same time, localities attach importance to law propaganda and education and building traffic culture, especially in rural areas. The police force of the Long An province police force checked and handled the concentration of alcohol and drugs. “Consolidating and re-establishing the Provincial Traffic Safety Board Office (merged by the Office of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee previously to the Department of Transport). This, the Department of Transport is preparing documents to submit to the Provincial People’s Committee for decision “, Mr. Tuan emphasized According to Senior Lieutenant Colonel Van The Thai, Head of Traffic Police Department of Long An province, in order to reduce traffic accidents, the traffic police force strengthened the patrol, control and strictly handled violations of traffic order and safety. Determined to handle passenger cars carrying workers speeding, trucks carrying construction materials with oversized trunks. In addition, to better carry out the coordination direction, strengthen the force to inspect and handle violations of traffic order and safety in rural areas, inter-village and inter-commune roads. Opening a rush to handle alcohol and drug concentrations At the same time, coordinate with traffic traffic forces, branches and localities to focus on clearing sidewalks, spontaneous markets, road safety corridors, to avoid encroachment and loss of traffic safety.