Who is subject to border quarantine in Vietnam?

Who is subject to border quarantine in Vietnam? (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Who is subject to border quarantine in Vietnam?

According to Clause 1, Article 35 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 2007, border quarantine is applied to:

- Persons entering, leaving or transiting Vietnam;

- Means of transport entering, leaving or transiting Vietnam;

- Goods imported into, exported from, or transiting Vietnam;

- Corpses, remains, medical micro-organic samples, bio-products, tissues and parts of human bodies transported across Vietnams borders.

2. Contents of border quarantine in Vietnam

 Contents of border quarantine under Article 36 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 2007 are as follows:

- Objects of border quarantine specified in Clause 1, Article 35 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 2007 are subject to medical declaration.

- Medical inspection includes inspection of health-related papers and physical inspection. Physical inspection shall be conducted of objects originating from or going through epidemic zones or suspected of suffering from an infectious disease or carrying agents of infectious disease.

- Medical disposal shall be conducted after medical inspection has been conducted and objects of border quarantine are detected to carry agents of a class-A infectious disease.

If receiving information reported by owners of means of transport or obtaining explicit evidences that a means of transport, a person or cargo carries agents of a class-A infectious disease, the means of transport, persons or cargo on board the means of transport must be isolated for medical inspection before it/they are allowed to carry out procedures for entering, leaving or transiting Vietnam;

If it/they fails/fail to comply with the isolation request of the border quarantine body, an isolation measure shall be taken against it/them.

- Infectious disease surveillance shall be conducted in border-gate areas under the provisions of Section 3, Chapter II of of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 2007.

3. Responsibilities in conducting border quarantine in Vietnam

Responsibilities in conducting border quarantine in Vietnam under Article 37 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 2007 are as follows:

- Persons specified at Point a, Clause 1 of Article 35, owners of means of transport or managers of objects specified at Points b, c and d, Clause 1, Article 35 f the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 2007 shall make health declaration; comply with medical monitoring, inspection and disposal measures, and pay border quarantine charges as prescribed by law.

- Border quarantine bodies shall organize the implementation of quarantine contents specified in Article 36 of this Law and issue medical disposal certificates.

- Functional agencies based in border gates shall coordinate with border quarantine bodies in conducting border quarantine.

- Competent state agencies shall coordinate with concerned agencies offoreign countries and international organizations in the prevention and control of infectious diseases in border areas.

4. Responsibilities of medical examination and treatment establishments in the prevention of transmission of infectious diseases in Vietnam

According to Article 32 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 2007, the responsibilities of medical examination and treatment establishments in the prevention of transmission of infectious diseases are as follows:

- To take isolation measures suitable to each class of diseases; to take comprehensive care of infectious disease patients. A patient who refuses to comply with the isolation request of a medical examination and treatment establishment shall be subjected to an isolation measure according to regulations of the Government.

- To organize the implementation of measures to disinfect and sterilize the environment and treat wastes in medical examination and treatment establishments.

- To ensure adequate protective outfits and personal hygiene conditions for medical practitioners, health workers, patients and patients relatives.

- To monitor the health of medical practitioners and health workers personally taking care of and treating persons suffering from class-A infectious diseases.

- To report information relating to persons suffering from infectious diseases to preventive medicine agencies of the same level.

- To take other professional measures in accordance with law.

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