Da Nang is on course to speed up COVID-19 testing and contact tracing in tandem with tightening ‘the outer ring’ as part of the current Covid-19 prevention and control strategy in a bid to cut off infection sources.
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| The traffic police force at the checkpoint on as section of National Highway 1A in Hoa Phuoc Commune, Hoa Vang District pulls over a vehicle for check as prescribed. Photo: LE HUNG |
Functional local forces, comprising police, medical, military, border guards, militia, Youth Union members, have been on duty around the clock at all checkpoints set at the city’s entrance gates for nearly 3 months now.
Getting dressed in stuffy prospective outfits, under the scorching weather, the “unsung heroes’ have still been diligently performing their assigned tasks to their highest level of potential and responsibility.
As observed on Thursday, at the checkpoints, despite the hot weather and hardships, the inter-sectoral forces still strictly guided those onboard vehicles to stop for checks.
All road users are pull over by the enforcement force to have their body temperature measured, make medical declarations by automatic QR-Code scanners and present their negative SARS-CoV-2 test results for their entry into the city.
On Wednesday, August 18, 21 COVID-19 checkpoints set at the city’s gateways, the inter-agency forces checked 4,749 vehicles, namely 30 motorcycles, 4,719 cars.
A total of 6,933 road users had their body temperature checked and declare their health status.
Also, 30 cases were banned from entering the city due to failing to comply with the mandatory COVID-19 preventive rules.
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| The driver of an ambulance has to make medical declaration and have his body temperature checked at the checkpoint. Photo: LE HUNG |
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| For essential goods transporting vehicles enjoying the ‘green lane’, after making medical declaration by QR-codes, they will be circulated into the city. Photo: LE HUNG |
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| A traffic police officer pulls over a driver for check at a checkpoint located on a section of the National Highway 1A in Hoa Phuoc Commune. Photo: LE HUNG |
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| The functional force checks the truck driver's SARS-CoV-2 test results. Photo: LE HUNG |
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| Youth Union volunteers at a checkpoint check the truck driver's medical declarations using the QR-Code system. Photo: LE HUNG |
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| Meanwhile, medical staff must carefully check the epidemiological factors of the drivers. Photo: LE HUNG |
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| On the morning of August 19, most vehicles entering Da Nang were mainly vehicles carrying essential goods and food and ambulances transporting those in emergency cases to hospital. Photo: LE HUNG |
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| The traffic police on duty at a checkpoint on National Highway 14B in Hoa Nhon Commune, Hoa Vang District guide a truck carrying fruit and vegetables operated by the Phuong Trang Group in support of Da Nang to pass through the site. Photo: LE HUNG |
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| For nearly 3 months, the inter-sectoral forces at the checkpoints have been diligently performing their assigned tasks. Photo: LE HUNG |
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| The 911 Police Force conduct patrols on the National Highway 14B to promptly detect and handle cases of illegal commuters, including those taking advantage of narrow trails to illegally enter the city. Photo: LE HUNG |
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| The active inspection and supervision conducted by the inter-sectoral forces at the checkpoints aims to contribute to preventing more virus from entering the city. Photo: LE HUNG |
Reporting by LE HUNG - Translating by A.T
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