On February 3, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a dispatch from Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien on strengthening the prevention of acute respiratory infections caused by the new strain of coronavirus in festival, cultural and scenic activities.
Accordingly, the Ministry requested the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to direct the suspension of all festivals, including those that have opened in localities where the epidemic has been declared. The Minister also requested the People's Committees of localities to suspend all activities at historical-cultural relics and scenic spots, except for cases of performing assigned tasks, to avoid large gatherings.
The annual Tran Temple Seal Opening Ceremony attracts tens of thousands of visitors.
Minister Thien requested the People's Committees of localities to strengthen inspection, examination and handling of violations, if any, in the implementation of the Prime Minister's Directive, Official Dispatch, documents and Official Dispatches of the Ministry on these contents.
On February 2, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed and issued Official Dispatch No. 156/CD-TTg on strengthening the prevention and control of acute respiratory infections caused by the new strain of coronavirus.
In particular, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to strengthen inspection of the implementation of stopping all festivals that have not opened yet and reducing the scale of festivals in localities, and stopping all festivals that have opened in localities that have announced the epidemic.
On February 1, Phu Tho province also decided to stop organizing the Phet Hien Quan festival.
People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities require people to wear masks, increase disinfection and sterilization in crowded places; limit the organization of meetings and conferences with many participants.
