The Da Nang government has announced a ban on all food and drink services across the city, including their takeaway and delivery services, starting from 1:00pm today, 30 July, until further notice in an effort to stop the coronavirus spreading.

All food and drink services, including takeaway and delivery services, will be banned across the city from 1:00pm today, 30 July.

In addition, ensuring strict infection prevention and control practice in all construction sites in Da Nang is asked in order to stop the development or further spread of infection, including mandatory social distancing between workers, daily on-site body temperature measurement, and use of face coverings.

In order to avoid crowds and ‘non-essential gatherings’, the construction site managers are required to divide their workers into small groups.

All the district-level authorities are urged to encourage their local residents to practise Da Nang's social distancing rules for 15 days, starting from midnight 27 July..

Heed must be paid to early detecting suspected Covid-19 cases in Da Nang, conducting further contact-tracing, identify and isolate close contacts of Da Nang's confirmed patients for coronavirus testing.

By PHAN CHUNG-Translated by A.T