Bac Ninh (VNA) - People who come from or passing through COVID-19 hit areas will have to pay for concentrated quarantine when arriving in the northern province of Bac Ninh from April 7.

Under a new document on urgent measures to cope with the COVID-19 signedby the Chairwoman of theprovincial People’s Committee, exceptions will be made for those who have finishedquarantine in other localities or have been certified by authorisedagencies.

Those who perform specialduties, providing food or essential necessities, shuttle buses for workers orexperts are also included. However, they have to show their working scheduleand contact persons and implement disease prevention measures as required bylocal authorities.

Meanwhile, local residents will have to undergo a 14-day self-quarantineperiod at home if they have come from or passed through the pandemic-struck provincesand cities.

The measure is issued to curbthe spread of disease in the locality and ensure the effectiveness of PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s Directive 16 on COVID-19 preventionand control.

The provincialPeople’s Committee askedagencies and local administrations to strictly follow the PM’s order on socialdistancing.

For businesses whose expertsand workers from or passing through Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces arriving at Bac Ninh to work, they should be asked torestrict contact with others and keep a minimum distance of 2m whenin contact. A private working area should be arranged for them and their healthshould be monitored regularly.

Local administrations are requested to collaborate with theprovincial health department, the police and relevant agencies in supervisingquarantined people. All violators should be strictly dealt with, accordingto the document.

Earlier, the province has setup six checkpoints to monitor people and vehicles entering thelocality./.