During the 15-day social distancing period in Da Nang which started from Monday midnight, all domestic flights to / from the Da Nang International Airport are now suspended.

All domestic flights to / from the Da Nang International Airport are suspended. Here is a scene of the Da Nang airport.

In regards to roadways, a ban is also imposed on the operation of fixed passenger coaches to and from the city-based coach stations, taxi services, contracted vehicles, and intra-city and inter-provincial bus services connecting Da Nang with its neighbouring localities of Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces, and inland waterway passenger transport activities.

Specialised vehicles used for pandemic prevention tasks, or to transport food, necessities, production materials, workers and experts for businesses are allowed to operate as normal.

However, to be eligible to run on roads, these specialised vehicles must not fill more than half of available seats and the total number of passengers on each trip must not be more than 20. Also, passengers are required to maintain at least two metre distance from others.

All people on these vehicles must wear face coverings, wash their hands and use hand sanitizer, and declare their health status before boarding.

Passenger transport services in the city are banned. In the photo is a scene of the city-based inter-provincial coach station.

Inter-provincial passenger coaches nationwide which run through Da Nang on their itinerary are banned to park in the city to pick-up or drop-off their passengers.

As for railways, domestic trains to/from the Da Nang railway station are banned.

Meanwhile, trains operating on the Ha Noi - Ho Chi Minh City route are permitted to operate as normal, but their stops at the Da Nang railway station for pick-up and drop-off services are completely prohibited.

By THANH LAN- Translated by A.T