How are measures to restrict concentration of people adopted when there is an epidemic in Vietnam?

According to Article 17 of Decree No. 101/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, measures to restrict concentration of people or suspension of business in public places in epidemic zones shall be adopted as follows:

1. Conditions for issuing a decision on adoption of measures to restrict concentration of people or suspension of business in public places:

- Spreading epidemic is an epidemic of class-A infectious diseases;

- The competent health authority has determined that the epidemic transmission is airborne transmission with high infectivity.

The cancellation of decision on measures to restrict concentration of people or suspension of business in public places shall be carried out when the competent health authority determines that the epidemic has been controlled.

2. Competence to approve or cancel on adoption of measures to restrict concentration of people or suspension of business in public places:

- The President of People’s Committee of district shall consider approving or canceling the measures to restrict concentration of people or suspension of business in public places where epidemic happens at the request of the permanent steering committee of district;

- President of People’s Committee of province shall consider approving or canceling the measures to restrict concentration of people or suspension of business in public places where epidemic happens in at least two districts at the request of the permanent steering committee of province;

- The Minister of Health shall take charge and cooperate with Ministers or Heads of ministerial-level agencies in considering approving or canceling the measures to restrict concentration of people or suspension of large-scale businesses in public places nationwide.

3. Content of the decision on approval or cancellation of measures to restrict concentration of people or suspension of business in public places:

- The decision on approval for measures to restrict concentration of people or suspension of business in public places must specify the types of concentration of people or businesses in public places being prohibited, scope, and duration of the decision;

- The decision on approval for measures to restrict concentration of people or suspension of business in public places must specify the types of concentration of people or businesses in public places for which the decision on prohibition is canceled, scope, and duration of the decision.

Note: In the case where the epidemic has not yet been controlled even though the duration of decision on approval for measure to restrict concentration of people or suspension of business in public places expires, the permanent steering committee shall request the President of the People’s Committee at the same administrative level or the Minister of Health to consider issuing a decision on extension of the duration of measure to restrict concentration of people or suspension of business in public places.

View more details at Decree No. 101/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from November 15, 2010.

Nguyen Phu

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