Facing the risk of disease outbreaks caused by new strains of Corona virus (“nCoV”), on 31/01/2020 the Prime Minister issued Directive No. 06 / CT-TTg to strengthen measures, prevent and control epidemic that are showing complicated movements in current. This article will review some important contents of the Directive. Specifically:
Firstly, the Directive has issued regulations prohibiting / restricting / strictly controlling immigration activities in Vietnam.
– Temporarily suspend flight permits for all flights from Chinese epidemic areas to Vietnam and vice versa except for special cases subject to the Prime Minister’s approval.
– Temporarily suspending the issuance of tourist visas to foreign visitors (including Chinese tourists) who have been or have been in China in the past 2 weeks, except for official duty visas in special cases.
– Stop immigration with border laissez-passers for tourism purposes.
– Prohibit travel through trails and openings of Vietnam-China border area.
– Strictly control pedestrians at all border gates, stop activities of transporting tourists, and do not bring Vietnamese laborers to China to work.
– Strengthening the supervision of Chinese citizens and laborers living and working in Vietnam to return home to celebrate Tet holiday, returning to Vietnam, closely monitoring suspected cases of infection within 14 days; isolation, monitoring, timely treatment of infected cases.
– Carry out disinfection of suspected disease points according to regulations.
Secondly: The directive has introduced regulations on trade restrictions
– Temporarily close trails and open paths; discourage trade and exchanges with China during epidemics.
– Speculation is prohibited, hoarding goods, raising prices of masks, supplies and medical equipment in service of epidemic prevention and control. Ministries and localities shall strengthen control and management of this and strictly handle violations.
Thirdly, the Directive also sets out specific tasks for each ministry, sector, local People’s Committee, organizations and individuals to closely coordinate to implement.
Despite previous directives (Official Letter No. 121 / CD-TTg of January 23, 2020, Directive No. 05 / CT-TTg of January 28, 2020 and direction of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat at Official Letter No. 79-CV / TW dated January 30, 2020). However, in many localities, the morale and awareness of prevention and control of this disease are not high, there are no specific plans, plans and measures to proactively cope with the disease. Directive 06 / CT-TTg was issued to provide timely adjustments on the importance of prevention and control of nCoV epidemic, through which, from the Government to each people must unite and unite to control epidemics well, safety assurance for people’s lives and health, minimizing possible deaths.
Directive No. 06 / CT-TTg takes effect from the date of its signing, on January 31, 2020.