Competent forces at work at a coronavirus checkpoint. Residents of Thuan Thanh, Que Vo and Yen Phong districts and Bac Ninh City in the northern province of Bac Ninh have been advised not to go out after 8:00 p.m. – PHOTO: TNO

HCMC – Residents of Thuan Thanh, Que Vo and Yen Phong districts and Bac Ninh City in the northern province of Bac Ninh have been advised not to step out after 8:00 p.m. except to take patients to hospitals, for night shifts or to return home after work.

The Bac Ninh government on May 24 sent an urgent dispatch to districts, towns, cities and the relevant departments asking the governments of the four localities in the province to strictly practice social distancing in line with the prime minister’s Directive 16.

Under the order, households should keep a distance from other households, villages from other villages, communes from other communes and districts from other districts.

Apart from refraining from going out after 8:00 p.m., residents should stay at home and only go out to buy medicines, food and necessities, or for work to factories or production facilities, the local media reported.

Due to the complicated Covid-19 situation, the provincial government asked all the residents to make health declarations within three days, from May 24 to 26.

Those who develop symptoms of fever, a cough or shortness of breath should contact healthcare centers for guidelines.