Việt Nam’s military has prepared facilities ready to accept an additional 20,000 people for quarantine if the need arises.
The national carrier Vietnam Airlines has suspended flights between Việt Nam and Russia and Taiwan (China) from March 19 due to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the policy of restricting entry among countries.
As much of the western world descends into a COVID-19-induced panic, nations in close proximity to China have remained relatively calm.
Two famous tourist attractions in Tam Đường District in the northern province of Lai Châu – Ô Quy Hồ Mountain Pass and Rồng Mây Glass Bridge ecological tourism sites – have been closed as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel caronavirus, or Covid-19, epidemic within the province.
As the novel coronavirus pandemic spreads and impacts the entire planet, many countries have issued entry and travel restrictions, including Việt Nam.
The Ministry of Health on March 16 announced it has found eight flights with passengers on board contracting COVID-19.
UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward has recently made a clip in Vietnamese language, thanking Vietnam for its support for British citizens and tourists amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Formula One VinFast Vietnam Grand Prix 2020 will be put on hold due to the complicated developments of the COVID-19 outbreak, announced organisers on March 13.
The Foreign Ministry issued a notice on March 14, asking people who come from or transit areas hit by the COVID-19 epidemic to keep themselves updated on regulations of airlines and ensure they have all required documents in order to take flights (especially documents certificating health conditions if any).
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on March 13 ordered a temporary closure of the historical relics in both urban and suburban areas, and a halt of the operation of the bars and karaoke parlours as well as music programmes until the end of March.
The Covid-19 has been spreading swiftly in a complex manner on a large scale across the world. The Government of Viet Nam has decided to:
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction.