12 coronavirus checkpoints come into play at Ho Chi Minh City’s entrances
Saturday, May 15, 2021, 10:33 GMT+7
Twelve checkpoints at Ho Chi Minh City’s gateways have been put into operation from 0:00 Saturday to medically inspect vehicles.
Each of these checkpoints has mobile police officers, traffic inspectors, and health workers on duty around the clock.
They join hands to carry out body temperature measurement for people entering the city and collect medical declarations from them.
The medical inspection will be implemented on a random basis during the rush hours and on all vehicles entering the city during other hours, according to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Binh, deputy head of the Ho Chi Minh City road and railway traffic police division.
“This plan is to avoid congestion and ensure smooth traffic,” Binh said.
“The functional forces will organize the implementation based on the traffic situation.”
In addition to the 12 checkpoints at the city’s entrances, 57 other auxiliary checkpoints have also been installed across the southern metropolis.
Along with medical checks, the 69 checkpoints have the authority to handle and propose punishments against violations on COVID-19 prevention and control.
The municipal government established 62 similar checkpoints in April 2020 when Vietnam faced a serious epidemic outbreak and dismantled them three weeks later, when the virus had been kept at bay.
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| Medical workers measure people's body temperature at a checkpoint at a gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, May 15, 2021. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre |
The 12 coronavirus checkpoints that began operating at Ho Chi Minh City’s entrances at 0:00 am on Saturday:
1. Long Phuoc toll station on Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway
2. The toll station on Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong Expressway before the lead to Tan Tao - Cho Dem Expressway
3. The foot of the Doi Bridge on Tran Van Giau Street, bordering southern Long An Province
4. Ba Lang intersection on National Highway 1A, bordering Long An Province
5. National Highway 22, bordering southern Tay Ninh Province
6. The foot of Phu Cuong Bridge on Provincial Road 8, bordering southern Binh Duong Province
7. The foot of Vinh Binh Bridge on National Highway 13, bordering Binh Duong Province
8. The foot of Song Than overpass on National Highway 1A, bordering Binh Duong Province
9. National Highway 1K, bordering Binh Duong Province
10. National Highway 50, bordering Long An Province
11. In front of the University of Security on National Highway 1A
12. Dong Nai Bridge foot
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| A shipping container is utilized to temporarily accommodate staff at a checkpoint on National Highway 1K, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, May 14, 2021. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
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| A medical worker measures a man's body temperature at a checkpoint at a gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, May 15, 2021. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre |
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| Staff put up a tent at a checkpoint at a gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, May 14, 2021. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre |
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| Staff put up a tent at a checkpoint at a gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, May 14, 2021. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre |
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| A medical worker measures a driver's body temperature at a checkpoint at a gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, May 15, 2021. Photo: Tu Trung / Tuoi Tre |
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| A medical worker measures a driver's body temperature at a checkpoint at a gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, May 15, 2021. Photo: Tu Trung / Tuoi Tre |
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| Staff prepare equipment at a checkpoint at a gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, May 14, 2021. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre |
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