Passengers from China asked to fill out health declaration forms

All entering Vietnam from China must at the border gates from January 25 as part of efforts to prevent the spread of . (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – All travellers entering Vietnam from China must fill
out health declaration forms at the border gates from January 25 as part of
efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Health declaration forms are distributed at all border gates and any visitor
showing signs of the virus, such as coughing, shortness of breath or
respiratory tract inflammation, will be isolated and subjected to health
checks.

And flights between Vietnam and Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the outbreak,
have all been grounded.

From January 23, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam cancelled all flights
between Vietnam and Wuhan, China.

The authority also said it will not grant new flight licences to airlines on
this route.

The authority has mobilised staff to collaborate with medical inspectors to
follow the passengers’ health at s.

Health officials in Ho Chi Minh City on January 23 revealed two visitors from
China were in hospital suspected of suffering from coronavirus.

The pair have been identified as father and son, Li Ding, 66, and 28-year-old
Li Zichao.

They were admitted to hospital on January 22 suffering from for pneumonia and
later tested positive for corona virus.

According to initial findings, Li Ding, 66, went to Hanoi from Wuhan on January
13, before going to Nha Trang city in central Khanh Hoa province.

His son Li Zichao, 28, who has lived in the Mekong Delta province of Long An
near HCM City for the past four months, went to visit him in Nha Trang. Both of
them then travelled to HCM City and Long An.

The father got fever on January 17, while the son had similar symptoms January
20.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) said both patients are recovering in Cho Ray
Hospital.

China has so far confirmed that 41 people have died and 1,287 people infected
by the virus across the country.

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-like virus has spread across Asia
and other countries including the US and France./.