STRONGLY PROHIBIT ANY ACTION RISING PRICE OF SURGICAL MASK, MEDICAL SUPPLY AND EQUIPMENT
The Prime Minister issues the Directive No. 06/CT-TTg on enhancing precaution measurements to fight against complicated and new development of acute respiratory infections caused by new strains of novel Coronavirus on January 31, 2020.
The Prime Minister highlights that any action of speculate, store in massive number and rising price of facial masks, supplies and medical equipment used in preventing and fighting against the epidemic is strongly prohibited. Ministries, agencies, branches and localities shall enhancing the control and management of this matter, to strictly handle any violate entity.
In addition, Vietnam shall suspend not yet open festivals; to decrease the scale of those festival has opened; to require people to wear facial mask public places, in spring trips and and joining festivals. The activities of embarking and disembarking tourist, stop bringing Vietnamese workers to China for work, permission for flights from Vietnam to epidemic infected areas of China and cease all the flights from epidemic infected areas to Vietnam shall all be suspended. Passenger on border gates, especially Vietnamese worker come home for Tet holiday shall be strictly check and shall be isolated immediately in suspicious.
On education, the Prime Minister requires the Ministry of Education and Training to strictly isolate pupils, student who have any epidemic symptoms to go to school. Besides, the Ministry shall also direct pupils and students to wear mask, to wash hand with soap and sanitize substances; to regularly monitor the situation of epidemics at education and training establishments.
