People entering Vietnam from Cambodia have to make medical declarations

Measuring body temperature for people before making entry-exit procedures in Tay Ninh (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – All people who enter Vietnam from are required
to fill in medical declaration forms amid complicated developments of the
acute respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19), said
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

Speaking at a ceremony to inaugurate the Vietnam Telemedicine
Centre for COVID-19 Outbreak Control on March 5, Long stated that besides the Cambodian
language, the medical declaration form uses Vietnamese, English, Italian and
Korean languages.

Those entering Vietnam are requested to fill in both
printing and electronic , he said, adding that all
information then will be updated to disease prevention centres and relevant
offices for management.

The deputy minister stressed that in the context that the
COVID-19 spreads to more than 80 nations and territories with rapidly
increasing infection and fatality cases, has raised the disease
prevention and combat status to a higher and more drastic level.

The country stays ready for the appearance of new infection
cases after 23 days reporting no cases, he added.

So far, there have been 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases in
Vietnam and all patients have been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals. The
country has reported no new cases since February 13./.