The information was given by Director of the Department of Health Nguyen Tan Binh at the meeting of the Ho Chi Minh City Covid-19 Prevention Steering Committee on the afternoon of September 14, when mentioning the plan to welcome foreign experts and investors into the country.
Accordingly, in addition to 8 3-5 star hotels with more than 1,400 rooms that are accepting people for medical quarantine, the city’s health sector coordinated with the Department of Tourism to appraise 17 more hotels with 1,371 rooms, bringing the total number to
`The number of accommodation facilities will be expanded to meet the need for medical quarantine for people entering the country in the near future,` Mr. Binh said, adding that the city will implement medical guidance on Covid-19 prevention.
The 8-room dome house in the resort in Can Gio was used as a quarantine area in March. Photo: Huu Khoa.
Previously, the Department of Tourism coordinated with the Department of Health and local authorities to survey, evaluate, guide and train hotel staff to prevent epidemics when receiving guests.
Recently, there were 8 hotels in districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and Tan Binh that received many rounds of guests quarantined for 14 days according to regulations.
Previously, according to the plan submitted to the Prime Minister by the Ministry of Transport, in September, 6 international routes were reopened, including 4 routes to China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan (September 15).
In the coming time, about 20,000 people will enter Vietnam through Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat and Can Tho airports each month.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, as of this afternoon, the city has no more patients infected with nCoV.
Recently, the city health department randomly tested 382 elderly people at social protection centers, more than 1,500 samples at wholesale markets and more than 500 samples from workers at Pouyuen Company (Binh Tan district).
Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem said that up to now, the city has gone 47 days without detecting new cases in the community, showing that it has been very good at containing the epidemic.
However, Mr. Liem requested districts and departments not to be subjective or negligent because the risk of epidemic still exists in the community.