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NO PENALTIES FOR OVERSTAYING DURING NATIONAL SOCIAL DISTANCING
As the nation ‘stays at home’ to avoid the spread of COVID-19, the department office will close from April 2 until further notice, a source from the department told Việt Nam News.
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VIETNAM DECLARES COVID-19 A NATIONAL EPIDEMIC
Vietnam has implemented 10 forms of responses under the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, including the establishment of National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, implementing health declarations requirements, organizing testing and mobilizing resources for treatment and others.
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PASSENGER TRANSPORT BY ROAD HALTED UNTIL APRIL 15
All passenger road transport services, including taxis, passenger cars and interprovincial coaches, began a two-week suspension of operations today, April 1, to fight the spread of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, the Ministry of Transport noted on March 31.
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HCMC SUSPENDS PUBLIC BUS SERVICES UNTIL MID-APRIL IN COVID-19 FIGHT
The decision followed Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreeing Monday with a Health Ministry proposal on declaring the Covid-19 outbreak 'a national epidemic', asking people nationwide to stay home and heavily restrict their outside movements.
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VIET NAM TO GO INTO 15-DAY NATIONWIDE SOCIAL DISTANCING TO CURB COVID-19
Viet Nam will begin nationwide social distancing within 15 days, starting 00:00 on April 1, with the principle of every household, village, commune, district and province going into self-isolation, according to the latest directive signed by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
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ALL PASSENGER FLIGHTS TO VN BANNED FROM 1-15 APRIL
Domestic flights will also be severely reduced with only two flights a day to connect the capital city of Hà Nội and the southern economic hub of HCM City, as well as only one flight per day from Hà Nội and HCM City to the central city of Đà Nẵng.
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VIETNAM IMPOSES NATIONWIDE DISTANCING: NO PUBLIC GATHERING OF MORE THAN TWO
Vietnam government has ordered a strict social distancing measure starting Wednesday, in which people are restricted from leaving their homes and public gatherings of more than two persons are not allowed.
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VIETNAM TO DECLARE COVID-19 A NATIONAL EPIDEMIC
The Prime Minister has agreed a Health Ministry proposal on declaring the Covid-19 outbreak 'a national epidemic', asking people nationwide to stay home, heavily restricting their outside movements.