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| Checking alcohol level in Ninh Binh province (Photo:VNA) |
An official from the World Health Organisation
(WHO) in Vietnam advised Vietnam to continue checking drivers’ alcohol level
amidst fear of coronavirus (nCoV),
according to Vice Chairman of the National Committee on Traffic Safety Khuat
Viet Hung.
Hung said in a letter sent to him, WHO Chief
Representative in Vietnam Kidong Park gave recommendations on the
implementation of the Road Traffic Law and other regulations, including the
prohibition of driving with an alcohol concentration in blood or breath.
Park emphasized the need to take appropriate protective measures to ensure
safety and reduce the risk of disease transmission to law enforcement officials,
drivers and the community whenever checking alcohol
level.
The WHO has issued basic recommendations to the public, including tips on how to
drive safely amid the outbreak of the acute respiratory disease caused by nCoV,
he said.
Traffic police should wear medical masks and be equipped with alcohol-based hand
sanitizer; and it must be ensured that alcohol estimating equipment is used by a
single traffic police officer in each shift to avoid cross-contamination.
Alcohol breathalyser must be disinfected before, during and after each work
shift with alcohol solution. Police ought to use one device for each person, and
those used should be collected and disposed appropriately./.
VNA
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