Vietnam to apply social distancing measures for 15 days
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Tuesday issued a directive which orders social distancing measures to be applied for 15 days in an attempt to curb the virus spread.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issues a directive which orders social distancing measures to be applied for 15 days in an attempt to curb the virus spread.
The order which will be applied nationwide from April 1 will restrict people from leaving their homes and ban the gatherings of more than two people in public places.
"All people are ordered to stay at home and only go out in case of emergencies, buying food or medicine, or going to work at factories and essential services that are not closed down or halted operations," the directive said. "If leaving the house, people have to keep a minimum distance of two metres from others. Any gathering of more than two people in public outside of offices, schools and hospitals is prohibited."
Each family isolates itself from other families, one village from other villages, one commune from other communes, one province from other provinces," the directive said.
According to the directive, only factories, businesses and service establishments producing and providing essential goods and services are allowed to open and must ensure that workers follow strict health guidelines including wearing face masks, keeping a safe distance from each other and disinfecting working areas properly.
The Prime Minister requested all citizens to obey and strictly follow preventative measures, declare their health status, protect their own families and cooperate with authorities to fight Covid-19.
The Ministry of Public Security and provincial people’s committees were urged to inspect and update health conditions of people entering Vietnam from March 8 who have not been quarantined, list people in contact with them to conduct suitable isolation measures.
State agencies are encouraged to let employees work from home, except for necessary shifts, military duties, the production of essential goods or classified jobs that require working at the office.
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