'Vietnam is tackling the rampant respiratory disease Coronavirus well', assures PM Phuc

Vietnam has introduced specific solutions to tackle acute respiratory disease caused by vel coronavirus (nCoV) and is controlling it well, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Thursday.

dressing a meeting with permanent Cabinet members and representatives of ministries and ncies in Hai, Phuc urged localities and ncies to plan ir own measures to counter rapid spre of virus

He ded that Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on rescuing  Vietnamese from China, and stressed that tours to country, and vice versa, must also be banned along with tring activities at border gates.

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Anunces measures to prevent spre on Coronavirus 

PM Phuc asked army, public security forces and health sector to closely man passengers crossing border gates. He directed that those coming from China must undergo quarantine for 15 days. Besides this, Phuc also imposed prohibition on wildlife tre.

As Vietnam holds ASEAN Chairmanship, Ministry of Foreign Affairs should create high consent in jointly fighting against disease, Prime Minister said.

"Local steering committees for prevention and control of nCoV would help improve efficiency of combat," Phuc said.

He asked media fight against Coronavirus as a political task, and  Ministry of Justice to make legal arrangements as soon as World Health Organisation (WHO) anunces an emergency status.

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Five confirmed cases in Vietnam

At meeting, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen informed that as of Thursday afteron, three people h tested positive, raising total number cases of in country to five.

While one of three is being treated at General Hospital in Thanh Hoa, or two are under treatment at National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. All infected are Vietnamese nationals who returned from China's Wuhan city where first case of Coronavirus was reported.

According to Health Ministry, as of 12 pm, on Thursday, over 7,700 people were infected by dely virus in China, and re were confirmed cases in over 19 countries worldwide, with death toll surging to 200, including 162 in Wuhan.

ministry suggested establishing five working groups to inspect prevention and control of Coronavirus in localities, with a special focus on areas at high risk of being affected by disease.

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(Inputs and im from ANI)