Children wear facemasks while visiting the Hanoi Book Street on January 31 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister freshly issued a directive on the intensification of measures against the ,
in face of the complicated developments of the caused
by the virus.
The directive said Vietnam is facing a very high risk as it
has a long border with China which sees busy activities. Authorities have taken
many strong and resolute measures against the disease, but in many localities the
spirit and the perception on the work are yet to be high while concrete and
proactive plans are yet to be worked out.
As such, the Government leader ordered that authorities,
organisations and individuals must strictly implement the PM’s directives on
January 23 and 28, as well as the Party Central Committee’s document on January
30.
Localities sharing border lines with China must establish
communications channels with their Chinese peers to intensify the work, the
granting of permission for all the flights from China’s affected areas to
Vietnam and vice versa be suspended except
special cases approved by the PM, the directive said.
It further added that the issuance of to
foreign visitors who are or were in China in the past two weeks must also be
suspended except official visas on special cases, and the entry and exit with
border passes halted.
Localities are ordered to limit large gatherings,
authorities forbidden to send Vietnamese workers to China, and trade and
exchanges with China discouraged during the time of the epidemic.
The Ministry of Health must work out a plan and measures to
cope with and control the disease, to be submitted to the PM by February 2, the
Ministry of Information and Communications must intensify the information and
communication on the situation and measures against the disease, and the people
are asked to proactively implement advisories by relevant authorities./.
Source: VietnamPlus
