HANOI (Xinhua): Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a decree on Wednesday (April 1) to declare a nationwide epidemic in Vietnam.
The Covid-19 epidemic is spreading nationwide, the decree noted, adding that it is classified as a Class A contagious disease, which is defined as a group of"extremely dangerous infectious diseases that can transmit very rapidly and spread widely with high mortality rates" according to the Vietnamese law.
The decree came after the total confirmed Covid-19 cases reached 212 on Wednesday morning in Vietnam. It noted a series of epidemic prevention and control measures in accordance with the law on contagious disease prevention and control, including organising a national steering committee on epidemic prevention and control, announcing and reporting the epidemic, organising health check-up and treatment, organising medical quarantine and carrying out disinfection in epidemic hit regions.
Other measures include personal hygiene measures, entry and exit control on epidemic-hit regions, mobilisation and deployment of resources for epidemic control work and international cooperation in epidemic control. Vietnam on Tuesday ordered a 15-day nationwide social distancing against Covid-19 starting from Wednesday, requiring people to stay at home, keep a distance of at least two metres from each other and avoid gatherings of more than two people. - Xinhua
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