Till date, 11 Da Nang-based businesses which specialise in passenger transport services offered by taxies and contract vehicles with under nine seats have been permitted to resume their operation from May 28 following the signing of written commitments to strictly complying with compulsory COVID-19 prevention and control measures. All of them have been confirmed meeting all requirements for re-operation.

Mai Linh Taxi, one of the passenger transport businesses, has made written commitments to strictly complying with compulsory COVID-19 prevention and control regulations. Photo: THANH LAN

The eligible passenger transport service providers are Phu Hoang Transportation Service JSC, Mai Linh Da Nang Taxi Corporation, Mai Linh Hai Van Corporation, Da Nang General Service and Transport Cooperative, Minh Hung Transport Service Cooperative; Hop Nhat Motor Transport Cooperative, Da Nang Branch of AHP Transport Cooperative, Cung Kinh Doanh Cooperation, An Phat Khanh EMT Da Nang Cooperative, Kim Long Cooperative and Vinasun Green JSC.

The municipal Department of Transport is still calling on other passenger transport businesses across the city to make commitments to strictly complying with compulsory COVID-19 prevention and control regulations mandated by the ministries of Health and Transport to seek permissions for their re-operations.

In detail, drivers employed by businesses must test negative for the coronavirus for the first time, make daily electronic health declarations and use the Bluezone app when operating. They shall also refuse to serve if customers fail to comply with the city's COVID-19 rules.

In particular, vehicles must carry less than half of their designed capacity.

Also, trip history and basic information on passengers must be submitted to competent agencies to serve tracing and testing when necessary.

Application software suppliers are recommended to offer accounts to drivers who have tested negative for the virus, and add the feature of displaying their test results to passengers.

Reporting by THANH LAN- Translating by A.T