Fine of up to 20 million VND for not conducting health declarations in accordance with regulations in Vietnam

Fine of up to 20 million VND for not conducting health declarations in accordance with regulations in Vietnam (Illustrative Image)

According to Decree 117/2020/ND-CP, the fines for volations against regulations on infectious disease surveillance in Vietnam are as follows:

1. A fine ranging from VND 500.000 to VND 1.000.000 shall be imposed for concealing, failing to report or delaying the reporting when detecting a person infected with an infectious disease as prescribed by law, except the case of concealing, failing to report or delaying the reporting on the status of infection with a group-A infectious disease of oneself or another person

2. A fine ranging from VND 1.000.000 to VND 3.000.000 shall be imposed for commission of one of the following violations:

- Failing to perform tests at the request of competent health agencies during the infectious disease surveillance;

- Failing to submit reports or submitting reports which do not contain adequate information on infectious disease surveillance as prescribed by law;

- Concealing, failing to report or delaying the reporting on the infection with an infectious disease of oneself, except the case prescribed in Point a Clause 3 of this Article.

3. A fine ranging from VND 10.000.000 to VND 20.000.000 shall be imposed for commission of one of the following violations:

- Concealing, failing to report or delaying the reporting on the status of infection with a group-A infectious disease of oneself or another person;

- Deliberately providing false reports or information on a group-A infectious disease;

- Deliberately spreading pathogens causing group-A infectious diseases.

More details can be found in Decree 117/2020/ND-CP, which comes into effect in Vietnam from November 15, 2020.

Thuy Tram

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