A COVID-19 quarantine area at a military school of Hoa Binh province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen
Xuan Phuc issued a directive on March 11, requesting stronger actions to
prevent and control amid new developments of the outbreak.
The acute respiratory disease has been recorded
in 105 countries with 114,000 infected people. Over the last 10 days, the
numbers of infection cases and deaths have risen sharply.
In Vietnam, after 22 days without any new cases,
18 infection cases have been recorded over the last four days, including many
from countries with large trading and traveller volumes with Vietnam.
Facing the new developments, the PM ordered
ministries, sectors and localities to continue strictly and drastically
implementing directions by the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and the
Government leader to minimise the spread of COVID-19, stay ready to deal with
the outbreak, and protect people’s health and lives.
He asked them to gear up for all circumstances
and keep in mind the spirit of “fighting the epidemic is like fighting an
enemy” and “protecting people’s health and lives even at the expense of
economic benefits”.
In particular, PM Phuc requested ministries,
ministry-level agencies and the People’s Committees of provincial-level localities
to push ahead with quickly detecting and strictly controlling sources of
infection, both in the country and from other nations; quarantining or
monitoring those who have contact with confirmed cases in line with the Health
Ministry’s guidance; and checking people entering the country within the last
14 days but not having to stay at .
He also demanded tightened control of those
entering Vietnam via points of entry by air, land and sea; and suspension of
the for citizens of, as well as for Vietnamese people
and their spouses and children in Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the UK,
France, Germany and Spain.
Health declaration is compulsory for all people
entering Vietnam; those coming from or travelling through areas affected by the
outbreak must be quarantined; and flights between the country and those areas,
including those by foreign airlines, must be minimised, according to the
directive.
The PM also asked agencies and localities to
strictly manage and ensure safety for tourism activities, postpone overseas
trips, and advise people against going aboard, especially the areas affected by
COVID-19.
In his directive, the Government leader also
ordered relevant parties to ready plans for large-scale quarantine; step up the
research on COVID-19 prevention, treatment and vaccines; and strictly deal with
persons publicising fake news, intentionally inflating prices or violating
regulations on health declaration and quarantine./.
Source: VietnamPlus
