The Xuan Thanh Golf Joint stock Company in Ha Tinh Province on Wednesday afternoon welcomed two cars carrying guests from the neighboring province of Nghe An to play golf on its course in Ha Tinh.
More than 10 participants including company employees participated in the game.
The company has been fined VND15 million ($640) for allowing people to play on its golf course, violating social distancing norms.
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The decision was taken Friday by Nguyen Hai Nam, chairman of the people’s committee of Nghi Xuan District, where the golf course is located.
When people nearby reported the incident, the Xuan Thanh Commune police visited the course and confirmed that it was violating Ha Tinh’s social distancing rules. The company later asked the guests to leave and closed the golf course. VNExpress, a Vietnamese media reported.
Dang Ngoc Dung, deputy director of the company, said that he wasn’t aware of the decision and refused to comment on the incident.
Chairman of Nghe An Province, also issued an urgent document Friday requesting the Cua Lo Town administration to take due measures relating to a similar violation at the Cua Lo golf course.
Earlier, on Thursday afternoon, a number of people gathered at the Cua Lo golf course, ignoring social distancing orders.
Nguyen Thi Dung, vice chairman of Cua Lo Town, said ward police had dismissed the group of golfers and closed the course.
On March 27-28, the administrations of Ha Tinh and Nghe An provinces had banned all conferencing and meetings of more than 20 people over coronavirus concerns.
Ha Tinh has recorded four cases of Covid-19 – Patients 146, 210, 238 and 265. “Patient 146” was discharged Tuesday. Nghe An, meanwhile, has not reported any Covid-19 infection so far.
Related: Social distancing extended in Hanoi and HCMC until April 22
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc last Wednesday decided that the social distancing campaign will continue until April 22 in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and 10 other localities, including Ha Tinh Province, deemed to be at “high risk” of Covid-19 spread. Fourteen other localities including Nghe An Province are deemed as being “at risk.”
By Nguyen Hai – Duc Hung @ VNE
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