Many cities cancel firework displays planned for Reunification Day amid COVID-19 fears

Ho Chi Minh City cancel firework displays planned for Reunification Day amid COVID-19 fears

These localities including Ha Noi, Quang Ninh, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City, have all made decisions to cancel their fireworks displays at recent COVID-19 meetings.

Elsewhere, the country has gone over two months without COViD-19 community transmissions and several popular tourist destinations including Quang Ninh, Khanh Hoa, Quang Tri and Hai Phong have planned fireworks shows and tourism festivals during the upcoming holiday, April 30-May 3.

Leaders of the cities have also requested that local departments, agencies, and localities remain vigilant in the ongoing fight against the pandemic to ensure safety throughout the holidays, and also ahead to the upcoming general elections.

In addition, there is a constant threat of a new outbreak in the community as people are flocking to tourist destinations during the upcoming four-day national holiday, starting this weekend.

Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has warned that Viet Nam faces a high risk of imported COVID-19 with double mutant variants.

Several Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos and Thailand have been struggling with a significant surge in community transmissions linked to new variants.

Fireworks displays to mark major national celebrations like the Lunar New Year holiday or Tet, Reunification Day on April 30 and Independence Day on September 2 are a long-standing tradition in Viet Nam.

By Vien Nhu