Official Dispatch No. 1931/UBND-VX HCM City continuing to implement social distancing under Directive No. 15/CT-TTg

On May 30, 2021, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City issued the Official Dispatch No. 1749/UBND-VX on strengthening measures for control of COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City, applying some social distancing measures within 15 days from 00:00 on May 31, 2021. However, because of the fast transmission rate the Delta variant (the name of the Indian virus strain), many new COVID-19 clusters have been confirmed in Ho Chi Minh City in the past 07 days. In order to thoroughly localize, stamp out the pandemic and limit the source of infection of newly arising clusters, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee directs as follows:

1. To continue implementing social distancing in the entire City under the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 15/CT-TTg dated March 27, 2020 for another 14 days, starting from 0:00 on June 15, 2021, with a number of provisions as follows:

- To suspend all meetings, events of over 20 people in one room; not gather over 10 people outside of offices, schools, and hospitals; keep a distance of at least 02 meters away from other people at public places.

- To suspend all cultural, sport and entertainment events in public areas.

- To continue suspending operations specified in Sections 4 and 5 of the Official Dispatch No. 1749/UBND-VX dated May 30, 2021 of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee. The following establishments that trade or provide essential goods and services may continue operating: Factories, production establishments, transport and construction works; establishments trading or providing essential goods and services (such as: food, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals; petrol and oil; electricity; water; fuel, etc.); banks, treasuries, service providers directly related to banking activities and supporting businesses (such as notaries, lawyers, registry, registration of secured transactions, etc.), securities, postal, telecommunications, services supporting transportation, import and export of goods, medical examination and treatment, funeral, etc. Heads of the above-mentioned establishments shall ensure absolute safety and fully implement pandemic prevention measures.