The Prime Minister requested the whole society to be isolated within 15 days from 0:00 on April 1, 2020

The contents of the Instruction are as follows:

The COVID-19 epidemic has broken out on a global scale, causing more than 720,000 cases and nearly 3,50,000 deaths in more than 200 countries and territories, and has not shown signs of stopping. In Vietnam, the number of cases is increasing day by day and there is a high risk of community transmission. It is forecasted that the epidemic will spread quickly on a large scale, seriously threatening human life, health, and the country's socio-economic development.

Implementing the call of General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, with the spirit of attaching importance to human health and life above all else, to continue proactively preventing and controlling the epidemic, Prime Minister The Government requested Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to concentrate intensively on implementing the proposed epidemic prevention and control measures, especially Directive No. 15/CT-TTg dated March 27, 2020, in compliance with the directions of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, effectively implement the following urgent measures:

1. Implement whole social isolation within 15 days from 00:00 on April 1, 2020, nationwide according to the principle that family is isolated from family, villages are isolated from villages, and communes are isolated. With communes and districts isolated from districts, provinces isolated from provinces, workshops, and factories must maintain a safe distance, wear masks, disinfect and disinfect according to regulations.

Ask everyone to stay at home, only going out in case of absolute necessity such as buying food, food, medicine, emergency, working at factories, production facilities, business and service establishments. , essential goods are not subject to closures, shutdowns, and other emergencies; strictly implement the minimum distance of 2m when communicating;

Do not gather more than 2 people outside the scope of work, school, hospital, and in public places.

The Prime Minister requested all people to voluntarily comply with the requirements and measures to prevent and control the epidemic, actively participate in the voluntary medical declaration, and fully implement measures to protect themselves and their families. and participate responsibly in the epidemic prevention and control activities of the authorities and the community; Heads of enterprises, production establishments, goods, and service business establishments are responsible for applying epidemic prevention and control measures at their establishments, ensuring the health and safety of employees.

2. The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Public Security, the People's Committee of Hanoi, and the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City must be quick, resolute, use all resources and use all solutions to thoroughly handle the " outbreak” at Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi), Buddha Bar (Ho Chi Minh City); take advantage of every hour and minute to trace and apply appropriate measures to all cases of risk, contact with sick people and passersby of the "outbreak"; continue to call on people who have been through these "outbreaks" to declare their health and ask to be contacted for testing. Request the Ministry of Public Security to coordinate with the health sector to make a list of people related to Truong Sinh Company's activities who are at risk of infection for medical monitoring, surveillance, isolation, and quick and thorough handling of cases. source of disease transmission.

The People's Committees of the concerned provinces and cities shall closely coordinate with the Ministries and the 2 cities to perform this task well. Implement home isolation, medical declaration for classification, testing, and concentrated isolation if necessary for people who have been to Bach Mai Hospital since March 12, 2020; assigned local authorities to closely monitor each family.

The Ministry of Public Security and the provincial People's Committees continue to expeditiously review and conduct medical checks and update the health status of those who have entered the country since March 8, 2020, but have not yet applied quarantine; make a list of people who have had direct contact or close contact for classification, screening, and application of appropriate isolation measures (concentrated isolation, at home, accommodation facilities).

3. State agencies and units shall arrange for cadres, civil servants, and public employees to use information technology to work from home; only those cases that are absolutely necessary such as combat duty, agency duty, provision of essential goods and services, handling of confidential documents and other necessary tasks upon request, will come to work at the office; increase the organization of online meetings. The head is responsible for the spread of disease by officials and employees due to failure to strictly observe regulations on epidemic prevention and control at the workplace.

4. The Ministry of Transport and the People's Committees of the provinces and cities shall basically direct the suspension of public passenger transport. Minimize the movement from one area or area to another; stop moving from epidemic areas to other localities, except for special cases for official reasons and cases of providing food, food, necessary necessities, transportation for workers and experts of businesses, transporting production materials.

5. Assign the Ministry of Health:

a) Direct hospitals to implement strict procedures and management to avoid cross-contamination in hospitals; strict control, mandatory medical declaration requirements for patients, family members, caregivers of patients; only one caregiver per patient; stop visiting patients at medical facilities. There are strict regulations on receiving patients, not allowing an infected individual to affect the operation of the entire hospital.

b) Propose specific mechanisms and policies to support domestic enterprises in the production of medical equipment and instruments, especially ventilators, patient monitors, infusion machines, dialysis machines, report Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung directed.

c) Report to the Prime Minister on plans, scenarios, and responses to epidemic emergencies on the afternoon of March 31, 2020.

d) Organize and arrange the continuation of medical examination and treatment at Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi), ensuring the safety of medical staff and people at the request of the Steering Committee and the Ministry of Health.

dd) Consider and handle the recommendations of the People's Committee of Hanoi, support and create conditions for Hanoi to control the epidemic in the area.

6. The Ministry of Health shall summarize and periodically announce positive test results twice a day in localities, ensuring accuracy.

7. Temporarily close main border gates and auxiliary border gates for people to pass through from 00:00 on April 1, 2020, on the border with Laos and Cambodia. Strictly control entry through international border gates on land borders; All people entering from Laos and Cambodia must be quarantined for 14 days.

8. The Ministry of National Defense directs the organization, arrangement, and expansion of concentrated isolation facilities, separates newly isolated and isolated cases, preventing cross-infection; strengthens the management of trails and openings on border routes.

9. The Ministry of Public Security strengthens direction in ensuring security and order, and crime prevention, especially in rural areas.

10. The Ministry of Finance directs the General Department of Customs to handle difficulties in exporting cloth masks; requires insurance businesses not to introduce and deploy insurance packages related to insurance for COVID-19 disease.

11. Ministries, branches, localities, and press agencies continue to promote information and propaganda in support of the policy of protecting people's health, correcting several newspapers with headlines that cause confusion and misunderstanding. The person in charge of epidemic prevention and control does not speak to cause panic among the people.

12. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the local People's Committees should pay attention to ensuring essential goods, food, and foodstuffs for the people.

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