Medical staff at the Noi Bai international airport (Source: internet)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of
Health Do Xuan Tuyen on March 15 inspected the prevention and control of the
acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus at
.
A representative of the airport said medical
forces have taken 683 samples of passengers for tests, doubling the initial
estimate. This work ran until midnight on March 15 with 700 more samples taken.
The customs force at the Noi Bai international
border gate has increased its staff to facilitate customs clearance and solve
the congestion at luggage claim areas.
According to Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh
Tuan, a fact that passengers transiting through many countries makes it
difficult to forecast the number of European visitors to Vietnam.
Tuyen, who is also deputy head of the national
steering committee for prevention and control, said the committee has
sent notices to ministries of national defence, public security, foreign
affairs, and transport as well as People’s Committees of centrally-run cities
and provinces about the implementation of quarantining measures for people
entering the country.
He urged the transport ministry to quickly
update the number of visitors from epidemic-hit nations to direct flights to
land at different airports like Van Don in the north, Chu Lai in the central
region and Can Tho in the south.
If possible, it is necessary to carry out
medical quarantine and declarations when passengers are still on board, he
said.
The military forces are ready to transfer
passengers to concentrated quarantining areas as regulated, he added./.
Source: VietnamPlus
