Allow only one carer for each patient and stop receiving visitors at the hospitals in Vietnam

Specifically, according to Directive No. 16/CT-TTg, the Prime Minister of Vietnam requests the Ministry of Health the implement the following urgent measures:

- Request hospitals to strictly follow procedures for prevention of secondary transmission in hospitals;

- Make health declaration mandatory to patients, their family and carers;

- Allow only one carer for each patient;

- Stop receiving visitors at the hospitals;

- Impose strict rules for patient admission; do not let the operation of the entire hospital be affected by an infected person;

- Propose specific policies on assistance for domestic manufacturers of medical devices, especially ventilators, patient monitors, infusion pumps, blood filtering systems; submit a report to Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung;

- Submit a report to the Prime Minister on the scenarios and plans for response to epidemic emergencies in the afternoon of March 31, 2020;

- Organize the continued examination and treatment of patients at Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi) as requested by National Steering Committee and the Ministry of Health, provided health workers, other employees and the people are protected;

- Consider and respond to proposals of the People’s Committee of Hanoi; assist Hanoi in epidemic control;

- Announce new confirmed cases of Covid-19 nationwide twice a day; make sure the results are accurate.

Besides, the Prime Minister also requests the Ministry of National Defense to preside over the arrangement and extension of quarantine zones; separate waves of quarantined people to avoid secondary transmission; intensify monitoring of trails and crossings along the borderline.

View more details at Directive No. 16/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, effective from March 31, 2020.

Nguyen Trinh

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