Medical declaration required for anyone to enter Việt Nam

Medical declaration required for anyone to enter Việt Nam

HÀ NỘI — Everyone entering Việt Nam from abroad will have to complete a medical declaration form to enter the country from  六am on Saturday.

The new regulation to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID- 一 九) applies to both foreigners and Vietnamese nationals.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam,  also head of the national steering co妹妹ittee for COVID- 一 九 prevention and control, made the announcement in a meeting on Friday of the steering co妹妹ittee.

The declaration can be filled in online at  or on paper at airports.

Việt Nam has not seen any new case of the deadly virus since February  一 三. At present, more than  一 四, 二00 people who had close contact with COVID- 一 九 patients, or those who entered Việt Nam from affected areas, are under supervision, including at hospitals, military quarters and at home, according to the MoH.

By Friday, more than  九 八,000 COVID- 一 九 patients were reported in  八 八 countries and territories around the world, with more than  三, 三00 deaths.

In another development, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Lê Công Thành on Friday instructed that activities marking World Water Day on March  二 二, World Meteorology Day on March  二 三 and Earth Hour  二0 二0 on March  二 八 be held online to prevent the spread of COVID- 一 九.

The activities will include online conferences, talk shows and broadcast reports to raise awareness of the various issues.

Training

The Việt Nam Medical Services Administration under the MoH on Friday finished a two-day training course on COVID- 一 九 diagnosis and treatment.

The course, organised in Hà Nội, drew more than  二00 doctors from provincial and municipal departments of health, provincial and district hospitals.

During the course, doctors listened to guidance on screening, quarantine, treatment and norms for discharging patients from hospitals.

Speaking at the course, Nguyễn Trọng Khoa, deputy director of the administration, said Việt Nam has entered a new period in COVID- 一 九 prevention and control because many South Koreans and Japanese were living in the country. Besides, the epidemic has spread in the EU thus Việt Nam may have to receive many Vietnamese people returning home.

Everything must be well prepared, authorities and hospitals must be ready to put the best measures in place, he said. — VNS