From 0:00 on April 27, Vietnam temporarily suspends medical declaration at border gates for people entering the country. The Ministry of Health has issued an express document No. 2118/BYT-DP on the temporary suspension of the application of medical declaration for COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health, currently COVID-19 has been recorded in most countries around the world. The disease has a vaccine that is effective and effective against the currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 virus strains.

Currently, the epidemic situation has tended to reduce both the number of cases and deaths on a global scale. In Vietnam, COVID-19 has been controlled nationwide with a high rate of vaccine coverage.

Pursuant to the COVID-19 epidemic situation and the Government's Decree No. 89/2018/ND-CP dated June 25, 2018 detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases on medical quarantine border, the Ministry of Health proposes the People's Committee of the province/city to direct relevant agencies to implement the following contents:
1. Suspend the application of medical declaration for COVID-19 at all border gates of Vietnam for people entering Vietnam from 00:00 on April 27, 2022.
2. Maintain supervision of passengers on entry at border gates in accordance with the Government's Decree No. 89/2018/ND-CP dated June 25, 2018 detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Prevention, combating infectious diseases on border health quarantine.
3. Actively update communication materials and recommendations for COVID-19 prevention and control in accordance with the current situation and proactively report in a timely manner.
The Ministry of Health continues to update and provide information on the epidemic situation in the world and in the country to take appropriate epidemic prevention measures.

Nguyen Yen