Vietnam’s prime minister greenlights reopening of bars, karaoke parlors, clubs

Khanh Minh Tuesday | 06/09/2020 15:44

Vietnam’s prime minister greenlights reopening of bars, karaoke parlors, clubs.Photo: vietnam-guide.com

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has allowed discos, bars, beer clubs, karaoke parlors to resume operation after months of temporarily shutdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

During the Tuesday meeting on COVID-19 prevention, the Vietnamese premier also asked the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control to announce safe areas for resuming select international air routes.

The country is safe for boosting economic growth in the new normal situation, Phuc said, suggesting relevant agencies to continue watching the world situation for pandemic prevention.

He also asked ministries to be well-prepared to open door to foreign businesses and continue to build Vietnam as a safe destination of the world.

The prime minister agreed to allow experts and investors to enter Vietnam, including skilled workers to seek investment opportunities and work in the country. He assigned the local governments to continue coronavirus prevention measures.

PM Phuc assigned the steering committee to announce safe areas where COVID-19 cases have not been detected in the past 30 days to reopen routes.

Vietnam has entered the 54^th day without new COVID-19 community infection, said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

As of June 9, the country’s patient tally was 332, including 192 imported cases immediately quarantined upon arrivals.

Of the total 316 have been cleared of the virus, accounting for 95.2% and the current patients include 16 tested negative for the virus at least once.

As many as 8,182 people are under quarantine due to having been in close contact with COVID-19 patients or returned from foreign countries and territories.

Regarding patient 91, who is a British national, Luong Ngoc Khue, Associate Professor, deputy head of the Sub-committee for COVID-19 prevention and treatment said he is experiencing “miraculous recovery”.

The patient has been put off a life support machine called Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for five days and could sit up, swing his legs and write.

The patient’s recovery indicates the extraordinary efforts of our health workers at the Cho Ray Hospital, with strong support from top doctors from medical facilities nationwide.