Following recent instructions from Da Nang government, the operation of all checkpoint, set up entrances to Da Nang for the screening of everyone entering the city for risks of COVID-19, started temporarily suspending on Friday morning until further notice.

Staffer on duty at a checkpoint based on a section of Ta Quang Buu Street, Hoa Hiep Bac Ward, Lien Chieu District measuring the body temperature of all arrivals in Da Nang

The move came amidst the fact that Viet Nam is effectively contained the coronavirus resurgence. The local police must work with functional relevant units to conduct cleanups at surrounding areas after the suspension of the checkpoints.

Earlier on 6 February, the municipal administration gave the green light to the establishment of 14 checkpoints at entrances to Da Nang in an effort to reduce the risk of bringing the deadly virus into the city.

The checkpoints were put in place at Ta Quang Buu Street, a section of Hoang Van Thai Street nearby the Khanh Son Landfill in Lien Chieu District, approach roads to the Hai Van Tunnel in Lien Chieu District, a section of 14G road at the foot of the Nui Than Tai Hot Spring Park, a section of National Highway No 14B nearby the De 89 Restaurant, the Tu Cau T-junction, the DT605 road leading to the Bo Bo Pine Forest, a Traffic Police Station in Hoa Vang District's Hoa Nhon Commune, the Cocobay Entertainment and Tourism Complex in Ngu Hanh Son District, the end point of Tran Dai Nghia Street in Ngu Hanh Son District’s Hoa Hai Ward, the Da Nang Inter-Provincial Coach Station, the Da Nang Railway Station, the Da Nang Port, and the domestic passenger terminal at Da Nang Airport.

By LE HUNG- Translated by A.T