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CIRCULAR

ON GUIDELINES FOR NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF MEDICAL QUARANTINE ACTIVITIES AT BORDER

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Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 89/2018/ND-CP dated June 25, 2018 on details for the enforcement of certain Articles of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases on medical quarantine at border;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 75/2017/ND-CP dated June 20, 2017 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;

At the proposal of Head of General Department of Preventive Medicine;

The Minister of Health hereby promulgates the Circular on guidelines for notification and reporting by medical quarantine activities at border.

Article 1. Scope of adjustment and Subjects of application

1. This Circular prescribes principles, implementation agencies, regime, form, content, process and time of notification and reporting of the medical quarantine activities at border.

2. This Circular applies with agencies, organizations and individuals related to notification and reporting of the medical quarantine activities at border.

Article 2. Principles for notification and reporting

1. Accuracy, adequacy, punctuality and integrity must be maintained.

2. Adherence to order, procedures, authority and forms enclosed to this Circular.

3. In case of reporting by online software, written report is not necessary.

Article 3. Reporting authorities

1. Border quarantine agencies in provinces and centrally affiliated cities (referred to as provinces) include: International Quarantine Centers, provincial Preventive Health Centers, Disease control centers in provinces and cities which conduct medical quarantine activities.

2. Regional institutes: National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang and Tay Nguyen Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.

Article 4. Regimes and formats of notification and reporting

1. Reporting regimes:

a) Periodic reporting include: Weekly report, monthly report, six-month report and annual report;

b) Ad-hoc reporting: Upon detection of individuals suspicious of or infected with category A contagious diseases in border areas or signs and factors which may cause infectious diseases and events that are likely to affect public health at the border area.

c) Upon requests by superior authorities.

2. Formats of notifications and reports:

Reports are made in writing or by online reporting software. Ad-hoc reports may be executed by fax, by email or telephone or directly spoken before given in writing within 24 hours or by online reporting software.

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