The instruction was made by Hanoi People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung at the city’s meeting on Covid-19 prevention and control on Wednesday afternoon.
Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung speaks at the meeting.
Nguyen Khac Hien, Director of the municipal Department of Health, said that Hanoi would receive between 800 and 1,000 returnees from Danang in the days to come.
They include people who had stayed in Danang for a long time, posing a higher risk of infection. The Health Department proposed the people’s committee to put them under quarantine upon arrival, Hien added.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung asked the Department of Health and Hanoi Capital City Special High Command of the Vietnam People's Army to make careful preparations for the quarantine of the people from Danang.
He urged to resume the operation of quarantine sites used for the city’s Covid-19 outbreak in the first six months, including military areas and schools.
People who have returned from Danang and Quang Nam Province for less than 14 days have to isolate themselves at home under the supervision of local authorities.
Chung emphasised that by Wednesday morning, Hanoi had monitored nearly 94,000 people returning from Danang and Quang Nam since July 8. This figure is expected to rise in the coming time.
