A special quarantine area for COVID-19 patients (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi has ordered for anyone
returning from the ’s coronavirus-hit Daegu city and Gyeongsangbuk
province in the latest attempt to contain the acute respiratory disease caused
by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The order came as the number of coronavirus infection cases had skyrocketed in
the two Korean localities, home to 26,000 Vietnamese citizens.
At a meeting on February 23, Chairman of the municipal
People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung asked competent departments, sectors and
agencies to arrange Korean, Japanese, Chinese and English interpreters for areas
inhabited by a large number of foreigners to facilitate communication work.
Wards, districts, local police, and management boards of apartment buildings
were urged to keep close watch on the number of foreigners living and working
in the areas. Meanwhile, hotels in the city were asked to keep track on their
customers’ travel schedules.
Restriction of entertainment zones like karaoke and bars
should be put into effect to prevent the virus spread, he said, adding
returnees from the virus-hit areas must inform local authorities so that they
will have timely response measures.
According to Vice Director of the municipal Department of Health Hoang Duc
Hanh, quarantine has been served as the most effective and important measure
amidst the complicated development of the epidemic.
The department has ordered Koreans traveling to Hanoi to self-quarantine at
their residential areas, while quarantine sites have already been set up for
Vietnamese from the East Asian country, he added.
Local citizens are advised to avoid travel to areas affected by the novel virus
and places vulnerable to the disease. Besides, foreign tourists at
entertainment zones and tourism hotspots must undergo body-temperature check,
he stressed.
The health department’s report showed that as of 15:00 on February 23, Hanoi
reported no case and 77 suspected people tested negative for the
virus. Medical quarantine was applied for 64 cases while 384 others were under
home-quarantine./.
Source: VietnamPlus
