The officials have been accused of being irresponsible for leading local efforts in preventing and controlling the pandemic.
While inspecting restaurants in the 3 wards, an inspection team detected several ones violating anti-pandemic regulations, including their failure to request their customers to scan QR code.
The violated businesses have been forced to close while chairpersons of the 3 wards were suspended from their posts for 15 days.
The authorities of Ha Long city call on all people and businesses to raise their sense of responsibility in obeying the anti-pandemic regulations in the current situation.