Hanoinews

Hanoi will fail to slow the coronavirus spread if tough measures have not been followed.

The city, however, strives to hit the 7.5% growth target.

The Hanoi Center for Disease Prevention and Control will set up quick Covid-19 testing booths in all 30 districts in the city.

Vital transport projects in Hanoi have been suspended until April 15 with a view to curbing mass gatherings and preventing Covid-19 from spreading.

The checkpoints are aimed to detect people with symptoms of coronavirus infection and supervise the implementation of social distancing.

The move aims at testing quickly not only people suspected of contracting Covid-19 linked to Bach Mai Hospital, but also screening in the city's other districts.

Quick response teams are responsible for checking symptoms of travelers at the city's main entrance gates.

Inventories of retail firms are capable of ensuring supply for Hanoi’s market in 60 – 90 days with estimated costs of VND174 trillion (US$7.48 billion).

Hanoi mayor Nguyen Duc Chung said that if the city government must control the outbreak in Bach Mai Hospital, otherwise the consequences will be severe.

Hanoi's government will provide Covid-19 testing equipment and conduct testing for all doctors and patients as per request by Bach Mai Hospital.

Quick test kits made by South Korea will be used at the stations and they will show results after 10 minutes analyzing blood samples.

Such a growth pace is the slowest in many years, due to growing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Hanoi mayor said this would be one of the measures to prevent the epidemic from spreading in the next two weeks.

Hanoi's government has been urgently identifying infection sources and tracking those making close contact with Covid-19 patients for prompt isolation.

The city’s authorities has announced a list of businesses allowed to remain open while other non-essential services have to close until April 15.

The hospital of 3,500 beds for inpatients provides checkup and treatment to roughly 10,000 patients per day.

The city cuts down 80% public transport service, equivalent to about 12,400 bus trips each day to prevent the coronavirus pandemic.

Hanoi's Party chief requested setting up a task-force to accelerate the launch of the city's first metro line.

Enterprises should not rely solely on the government’s support, but take this opportunity to restructure operation and develop new products, said a local government official.

Such low growth rate was due to the severe impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the hardest hit sectors being tourism, transportation, manufacturing, among others.