Hà Nội to test 6,000 returnees from COVID-19 epicentre HCM City
HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội’s health department on Friday evening asked local authorities to step up monitoring people returning from outbreak-hit regions.
All those who have been to HCM City – currently the country’s COVID- 一 九 epicentre with more than 一0,000 cases since the end of April – from June 二 三 to July 七, will be subjected to COVID- 一 九 tests.
They have also been asked to monitor their health conditions and limit contact with other people for 一 四 days since leaving HCM City and a negative test result has been returned.
People are advised to limit travel to outbreak-hit areas and HCM City, and in case there is a need for business or official trips, they must seek approval from an authorised agency and strictly observe prevention and control measures.
Hà Nội’s health department said that between June 二 三-July 七, there were around 六,000 people returning from HCM City based on health declaration software’s statistics, but Nội Bài reported that between June 三0-July 六 alone there were 六 六 flights from HCM City to Hà Nội carrying more than 一 三,000 passengers though not all are Hà Nội’s residents or would stay in the capital.
Currently, Hà Nội’s authorities stipulated that people returning from outbreak areas must self-isolate at home for seven days under the guidance of the Ministry of Health, then continue to observe your health conditions for the next seven days. — VNS
