Vietnam sets to decide whether to extend social distancing order on April 15
	Proposed to extend social distancing order in Vietnam
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People stand in line for free rice, at a distance of 2m from each other in Hanoi, on April 12, 2020.PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The decision was made during the online meeting of the government with health ministry officials this afternoon.

Accordingly, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long proposed the government to divide 63 provinces and cities into three groups including high- risk, low-risk and deem to having risks according to some criteria such as traffic hubs, circulation density, borders, where people had contact with foreigners, population density, numbers of factories and industrial zones among others.

As many as 12 localities including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Bac Ninh, Binh Thuan, Danang, Khanh Hoa, Lao Cai, Ninh Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ninh, Ha Tinh, Tay Ninh will continue to follow the government’s Directive 16, which requires people to stay at home, avoid unnecessary activities outdoor among others until April 22 or longer depending on the situation of the epidemic.

The high-risk group is required to follow strictly the social distancing order, however, keep paying attention to the manufacturing, infrastructure building, creating favorable conditions for goods transportation for people.

The other 15 provinces and cities that deems to have risks, as well as the remaining localities of the low-risk group, do not need to extend the social distancing order, according to Long.

However, they need to have specific regulations on business activities in accordance with current COVID-19 prevention policies, and must continue protective measures like refraining from leaving homes, wearing masks in public, not forming large gatherings, including gatherings for religious activities and keeping distances of at least two meters apart from each other, VnExpress reported.

Businesses that provide entertainment services and tourism sites would still not be allowed to resume operations.

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