(VOV) – The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on June 20 that all passengers flying from the Middle East will be required to fill in the medical declaration form as of July 1.
This is part of the MoH’s practical activities to cope with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which has caused the increasing number of fatalities around the world.
The medical declaration form will apply to those arriving from the Middle East at the three international airports Tan Son Nhat, Noi Bai and Danang.
The MoH also asked the Centres for Health Quarantine in Hanoi, Danang and HCM City to distribute sufficient medical forms to these passengers and provide free medical forms to airlines flying from and to the Middle East.
Health quarantine staff will have to examine passengers’ medical declaration forms under new regulations. If passengers show any symptoms of fever, coughing, or breathing difficulty, health workers should request them to stay in the isolated areas and timely report to relevant agencies.
World Health Organisation statistics show by June 16, as many as 701 people from 22 Middle East nations had been diagnosed with MERS-CoV, including 249 deaths.
Đăng ký: VietNam News