Vietnam takes measures to contain spread of Covid-19

500 Vietnamese citizens returned from virus-hit Germany and the UK at Vân Đồn International Airport in the northern province of Quảng Ninh on March 22, 2020. All were subject to medical checks, health declarations and compulsory 14-day quarantine in line with the health ministry's guidelines. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam/News/ANN): Vietnam needed to strictly monitor people entering the country, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Monday (March 23) while chairing a meeting of the Government’s Standing Committee to hear reports on the Covid-19 situation.

The second task was to keep people under quarantine no matter what the cost, and supervise those in self-isolation, he added.