COVID-19: Ministries, localities asked to conduct effective quarantine

Checking health declaration form of foreigners entering Vietnam (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention
and Control has sent a dispatch to relevant ministries and all provinces and
cities, requiring for those who enter Vietnam from
.

According to the steering committee, in the coming days, there
will be many students, workers and people entering Vietnam from epidemic-hit
countries and territories, which include Schengen countries, the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, China, the Republic of Korea and Iran.

The Ministry of Transport informed relevant ministries and
local People’s Committees of the numbers of flights and passengers and their
information, as well as the estimated landing time and places of flights
coming from epidemic-hit areas to conduct the reception and quarantine measures
as regulated.

The ministry was asked to request airlines to notify
passengers of compliance with disease prevention regulations of Vietnamese
authorities.

The Defence Ministry was required to prepare quarantine
areas and arrange vehicles to transport all people coming from or transiting
through disease-hit countries and territories within 14 days to concentrated
quarantine areas. It is responsible for preparing necessary conditions at
concentrated quarantine areas following the Health Ministry’s guidance.

The Ministry of Public Security was asked to find out a
solution to shortening time to complete entry procedures in order to avoid overload and crowds at airports.

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
are responsible for keeping a close watch on the development of the epidemic
over the world to report to the Prime Minister for making decision and continue
updating the list of countries and territories hit by the COVID-19.

The People’s Committees of provinces and cities were urged
to receive, monitor, supervise, organize medical qurantine and take testing
samples of all people from countries and territories where the is raging. In case of a positive test result with the SARS-CoV-2, it
is necessary to immediately transfer the patient to health facilities for
prompt quarantine and treatment.

The local People’s Committees were required to arrange
accommodations, and make a list of quarantine areas and the number of people
they can accommodate and report to the Health Ministry before 4pm on March
15.

Vietnam has so far recorded 53 infection cases, of whom 16 were discharged from hospital after their complete recovery./.