Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam talks with Nguyen Ngoc Hiep - a shipper living in Pham Ngu Lao street, district 1. Nguyen has got two vaccine shots and been allowed to Photo: VGP |
HCMC authorities have allowed shippers in Thu Duc City and seven districts, all high-risk COVID-19 areas to resume services to meet residents's demand during the social distancing period. Photo: VGP |
Every day, at 5-6 am shippers in the eight high-risk areas will undergo rapid Covid tests at mobile medical stations operated by the military in their wards, and should results return negative, be allowed to operate. Shippers in the remaining 14 districts of HCMC that have continued to operate after August 23 will be tested twice a week. Photo: VGP |
Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam talks with Pham Van Diep - a sanitation worker living in Chanh Hung ward, district 8. Pham starts collecting waste at 6:00 am until 1:00 pm each day. He has received first COVID-19 vaccine shot and tested for COVID-19 once a week. Photo: VGP |
Currently, there are over 12,500 shippers operating in the 14 low risk districts. The figure would increase to 25,000 after shippers in the high-risk areas are allowed to resume services. Photo: VGP |
Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam talks with Nguyen Ngoc Mai, a shipper living in ward 11, district 5. Nguyen is allowed to travel within district five after getting the first COVID-19 vaccine dose. Photo: VGP |
Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam meets with two sanitation workers who wish to receive the second COVID-19 vaccine jabs soon. Photo: VGP |
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Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam shares hardships suffered by residents during the social distancing period. Photo: VGP |
He calls on residents to stay put during the social distancing period to help HCMC soon contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the fourth COVID-19 wave, the southern metropolis has recorded 215,821 infection cases. Photo: VGP |
By Huong Giang