People at concentrated quarantine area (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The National Steering Committee for
Prevention and Control has requested relevant ministries and
localities to arrange more places as quarantine areas, and coordinate with the
Defence Ministry to receive quarantined people in case the army’s areas are
overcrowded.
In its latest dispatch sent to the Ministries of Defence,
Public Security, Foreign Affairs and Transport and People’s Committees of
provinces and cities, the steering committee required effective medical
quarantine for those entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit countries and
territories.
It asked flight attendants to guide passengers to complete
forms right in the planes. Vietnamese and foreign
passengers have two separate areas to conduct quarantine procedures. In case
congestion occurs at the airport, the work will be conducted at concentrated
quarantine areas.
Concerned ministries and localities should continue
implementing the committee’s dispatch No.1272/CV-BCD and the Health Ministry’s
dispatch No.1271/BYT-DP on organising quarantine and taking samples for testing
to prevent COVID-19 spread.
Relevant ministries and People’s Committees of provinces and
cities are responsible for organising concentrated quarantine for those coming
from ASEAN, Europe, the US, China, the Republic of Korea and Iran. For
citizens from ASEAN member states, Malaysian passengers are prioritised to take
test samples.
Those who have visa exemption must show documents affirming
they are not positive for the granted by their countries’ authorised
offices and accepted by Vietnam’s health office. The measure is not applied
with those entering Vietnam for diplomatic and official purposes.
For those coming from or transitting through countries and
territories which were less affected by the pandemic, passengers have to be
quarantined at home or their places of stay with close health monitoring.
By March 20 morning, Vietnam had recorded 85 infection
cases./.
Source: VietnamPlus
