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Vietnam's Government Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Stage I of Vietnam's Response

The first stage is broken down from when the first case was detected on January 23, 2020, to February 25, 2020.
The number of cases in Vietnam slowly increased and was at 16 on February 25.
Majority of these cases were from people who recorded traveling to China.
On January 23, 2020, all flights to Wuhan were suspended by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and on January 29 all flights were suspended from Vietnam to areas in China affected by the pandemic and from those areas to Vietnam.
On January 30, visa issuance was suspended to Chinese tourists and entry was refused to all foreign visitors who had traveled to mainland China within fourteen days of their intended arrival in Vietnam.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam suspended all flights to mainland China on February 2, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan implemented a fourteen-day quarantine for Vietnamese citizens who returned from travels to China, and the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi closed all pre-school, elementary, and high schools, along with all other education institutions.
On February 3, all peoples who had been in China during the prior fourteen-days were ordered to quarantine by the Prime Minister and he signed the Official Dispatch Number 156/CD-TTg, which strengthened the control of the outbreak through implementing restrictions on large gatherings and festivals.
Also on February 3, the Prime Minister provided guidance for the students doing school from home through the Ministry of Education and Training.
By February 8, all 63 provinces/cities that extended the closure of schools extended the closure again in their areas until April 22.
February 12, in order to open congestion and trade, Vietnam and China agreed to reopen certain border crossings in Quang Ninh, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Lang Son, and Ha Giang and to leave several other border crossings closed.