Official Vietnam Government Coronavirus (COVID-19) Info Site

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

In Vietnamese language.

Use android Chrome browser translation option OR share with Google Translate app to read in English:

https://ncov.moh.gov.vn/

Translation works well in Chrome.  This is a much more comprehensive and transparent official public health site for COVID-19 than we have here in Thailand.

Thanks for posting it OceanBeach.

Hello.
This is https://ncov.moh.gov.vn/ information page for the [i][b]Ministry of Health of the Government of Vietnam. All updates here are completely authenticated. In addition, we have several state-controlled online information sites that keep you updated with the latest news. Sharing information quickly contributes to helping the world fight this Covid-19 disease

Starting from today. all are requested to wear face mask including foreigners in public places. Be safe and save others !

ALL VIETNAMESE AND FOREIGN NATIONALS IN VIET NAM SHALL WEAR FACE MASKS AT CROWDED PUBLIC PLACES

[English below]

Hôm nay (14/03/2020), Bộ Ngoại giao Việt Nam (VN) thông báo:

1. Những người đến từ hoặc đi qua vùng có dịch cần thường xuyên kiểm tra cập nhật quy định của các hãng hàng không, đảm bảo có đầy đủ các giấy tờ cần thiết theo yêu cầu để có thể thực hiện chuyến bay (đặc biệt là các giấy tờ xác nhận tình trạng sức khỏe nếu có).

2. VN yêu cầu từ ngày 16/03/2020:
- Công dân nước ngoài tại VN cũng như công dân VN thực hiện nghiêm việc đeo khẩu trang tại các nơi công cộng có tập trung đông người (như tại siêu thị, sân bay, nhà ga, bến xe, trên các phương tiện giao thông công cộng…).
- Tất cả hành khách trên các chuyến bay trong nước, quốc tế đến và đi từ VN phải đeo khẩu trang trong suốt chuyến bay và khi vào nhà ga.

VN đã thông báo nội dung này tới các cơ quan đại diện ngoại giao, cơ quan lãnh sự và cơ quan đại diện các tổ chức quốc tế tại VN.

* Ảnh: Một nhóm các vị khách du lịch được tặng khẩu trang miễn phí tại quận 1, TPHCM (Thi Hồng/SGGP)

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On 14 March 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam made the following announcement.

1. People who come from or have visited or transited via Covid-19 affected areas shall regularly check with their airlines for updated regulations, and carry all documents as required, particularly their medical certificates (if any).

2. From 16 March 2020, Viet Nam requires that:
- All Vietnamese and foreign nationals in Viet Nam shall wear face masks at crowded public places, including supermarkets, airport terminals, train stations, coach stations, and public transport vehicles.
- All passengers on domestic and international flights to and from Viet Nam shall wear face masks throughout the flight and during their stay at the airport terminals.

Viet Nam has informed this decision to all diplomatic missions, consular offices and representative offices of international organizations in Viet Nam./.

Depends on your definition of crowded places.
Sitting in a busy global coffee shop in D2 and not a mask to be seen.

Hard to enforce in some places that are food or drink based business.

Good to see the malls using the hand held thermometers to check people as they enter.

I'm not sure how accurate they are but they seem to be doing the job or reassuring people as they enter.

Hello,

Please note that some unnecessary posts have been removed from this thread so that it remains on track with the subject being discussed here.

Thanks,

Diksha
Team Expat.com

charmavietnam wrote:

Starting from today. all are requested to wear face mask including foreigners in public places. Be safe and save others !

ALL VIETNAMESE AND FOREIGN NATIONALS IN VIET NAM SHALL WEAR FACE MASKS AT CROWDED PUBLIC PLACES

[English below]

Hôm nay (14/03/2020), Bộ Ngoại giao Việt Nam (VN) thông báo:

1. Những người đến từ hoặc đi qua vùng có dịch cần thường xuyên kiểm tra cập nhật quy định của các hãng hàng không, đảm bảo có đầy đủ các giấy tờ cần thiết theo yêu cầu để có thể thực hiện chuyến bay (đặc biệt là các giấy tờ xác nhận tình trạng sức khỏe nếu có).

2. VN yêu cầu từ ngày 16/03/2020:
- Công dân nước ngoài tại VN cũng như công dân VN thực hiện nghiêm việc đeo khẩu trang tại các nơi công cộng có tập trung đông người (như tại siêu thị, sân bay, nhà ga, bến xe, trên các phương tiện giao thông công cộng…).
- Tất cả hành khách trên các chuyến bay trong nước, quốc tế đến và đi từ VN phải đeo khẩu trang trong suốt chuyến bay và khi vào nhà ga.

VN đã thông báo nội dung này tới các cơ quan đại diện ngoại giao, cơ quan lãnh sự và cơ quan đại diện các tổ chức quốc tế tại VN.

* Ảnh: Một nhóm các vị khách du lịch được tặng khẩu trang miễn phí tại quận 1, TPHCM (Thi Hồng/SGGP)

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On 14 March 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam made the following announcement.

1. People who come from or have visited or transited via Covid-19 affected areas shall regularly check with their airlines for updated regulations, and carry all documents as required, particularly their medical certificates (if any).

2. From 16 March 2020, Viet Nam requires that:
- All Vietnamese and foreign nationals in Viet Nam shall wear face masks at crowded public places, including supermarkets, airport terminals, train stations, coach stations, and public transport vehicles.
- All passengers on domestic and international flights to and from Viet Nam shall wear face masks throughout the flight and during their stay at the airport terminals.

Viet Nam has informed this decision to all diplomatic missions, consular offices and representative offices of international organizations in Viet Nam./.

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That's what I call being proactive with a capital P!  I wish officials in Thailand were as serious as they seem to be in Vietnam! 

Even if some believe that masks are minimally effective at protecting you from the virus, it shows solidarity and reminds everybody that they all play as big a role in controlling this virus as the  government does.

The level of awareness not only of officials in Vietnam, but the public as well (both Nationals and Expats) seems so much higher than here in Thailand.  Thailand would do well to model their strategy after that of Vietnam!

According to the latest decision of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, in an effort to speed up Covid-19 testing in Vietnam, they have announced that, in addition to the 3 WHO designated testing centers, a total of 22 laboratories have now been approved by the Ministry for testing.  It was announced 21 March.

"According to this decision, in addition to laboratories at the central level of health such as Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Ho Chi Minh Paster Institute, Nha Trang Paster Institute, Central Tropical Diseases Hospital, Thermal Diseases Hospital Ho Chi Minh City, Cho Ray Hospital, Hue Central Hospital, Children's Hospital 1, Bach Mai Hospital, National Hospital of Pediatrics, Thai Nguyen Central Hospital, 108 Central Military Hospital, Vietnam-Russia Tropical Center, Military Preventive Medicine Institute, Central Highlands Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Disease Control Centers of 6 provinces and cities, including: Hanoi, Da Nang, Can Tho and Yen Bai, Lao Cai, Quang Ninh and Phu Tho General Hospital."

See the announcement published on the MOH website:
https://ncov.moh.gov.vn/web/guest/-/22- … m-covid-19

Note:  While I am currently an expat in Thailand, I am really impressed by the proactive efforts of the Vietnam government.  I just wish Thai authorities would model their strategies along the same lines as Vietnam.

Here's another link. English, Vietnamese and Chinese.

Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Government Portal

Today's headline:

PM issues directive on COVID-19 prevention and control
(27/03/2020 16:33:00)

"VGP - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a Directive rolling out measures to strengthen the COVID-19 prevention and control amid rapid increase of new infection cases over the past three weeks"

There is an infographic detailing the new regulations. Buses curtailed or halted, closure of non-essential services and more!

Some online newspapers:
I've found recent developments and some reporting on these sites:
VietNamNet news
DTiNews - has an Education section.

DTiNews has lots of reports and stories about the state of English education and Government programs.

Vietnamese Gov update as of 28-03-2020

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/ … oh.gov.vn/

You might want to know this. It's  the direct link to an infographic from the site:

Viet Nam Government Portal

listing what services can be open in Ha Noi now.

List of services allowed to open amid of COVID-19 pandemic

12:55 | 29/03/2020
VGP - Ha Noi municipal authorities have issued a list of essential services allowed to open as part of the city's efforts to contain spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

goodolboy wrote:

Vietnamese Gov update as of 28-03-2020

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/ … oh.gov.vn/

A well-intentioned post, I'm sure.

However, that's only a Google cache of the page seen when you follow the link in the OP of this thread:

https://ncov.moh.gov.vn/

However, following  your link initially shows 0 active cases in Vietnam, whereas the OP link is dynamic and initially shows the current active cases, with options to toggle for specific provinces.

So, no need to keep reposting the link daily.

The OP link will always be up to date.

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

goodolboy wrote:

Vietnamese Gov update as of 28-03-2020

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/ … oh.gov.vn/

A well-intentioned post, I'm sure.

However, that's only a Google cache of the page seen when you follow the link in the OP of this thread:

https://ncov.moh.gov.vn/

However, following  your link initially shows 0 active cases in Vietnam, whereas the OP link is dynamic and initially shows the current active cases, with options to toggle for specific provinces.

So, no need to keep reposting the link daily.

The OP link will always be up to date.

OK got it but I think you should post that link say every 2 or 3 days & it would keep us all up to date without having to search back, new members might not see it if posted only once......right?

goodolboy wrote:

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

goodolboy wrote:

Vietnamese Gov update as of 28-03-2020

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/ … oh.gov.vn/

A well-intentioned post, I'm sure.

However, that's only a Google cache of the page seen when you follow the link in the OP of this thread:

https://ncov.moh.gov.vn/

However, following  your link initially shows 0 active cases in Vietnam, whereas the OP link is dynamic and initially shows the current active cases, with options to toggle for specific provinces.

So, no need to keep reposting the link daily.

The OP link will always be up to date.

OK got it but I think you should post that link say every 2 or 3 days & it would keep us all up to date without having to search back, new members might not see it if posted only once......right?

I agree that any one of us can repost this link as often as needed 😎👍

https://ncov.moh.gov.vn/

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

goodolboy wrote:

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

A well-intentioned post, I'm sure.

However, that's only a Google cache of the page seen when you follow the link in the OP of this thread:

https://ncov.moh.gov.vn/

However, following  your link initially shows 0 active cases in Vietnam, whereas the OP link is dynamic and initially shows the current active cases, with options to toggle for specific provinces.

So, no need to keep reposting the link daily.

The OP link will always be up to date.

OK got it but I think you should post that link say every 2 or 3 days & it would keep us all up to date without having to search back, new members might not see it if posted only once......right?

I agree that any one of us can repost this link as often as needed 😎👍

https://ncov.moh.gov.vn/

Another statistic that would be interesting to track would be the air pollution levels in the main cities as the lock down takes effect. Here in HCMC I get the distinct impression that the smoggy haze first thing in the morning is not as bad as it used to be & I seem to be seeing more shiny things in the sky too. Might be wrong but I see in major cities Europe they are noting air pollution levels getting lower.

goodolboy wrote:

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

goodolboy wrote:

OK got it but I think you should post that link say every 2 or 3 days & it would keep us all up to date without having to search back, new members might not see it if posted only once......right?

I agree that any one of us can repost this link as often as needed 😎👍

https://ncov.moh.gov.vn/

Another statistic that would be interesting to track would be the air pollution levels in the main cities as the lock down takes effect. Here in HCMC I get the distinct impression that the smoggy haze first thing in the morning is not as bad as it used to be & I seem to be seeing more shiny things in the sky too. Might be wrong but I see in major cities Europe they are noting air pollution levels getting lower.

Air pollution seems to have declined significantly across the world although not enough to make any real difference. Perhaps killing people or putting them in lock-down was the answer to the planets problems all along.

This is the website article being recommended today by the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi for complete official coverage of the "drastic"* developments of 30 March 2020 (Today)

http://mnews.chinhphu.vn/story.aspx?did=391324

In Vietnamese language.

Use Google Translate or the translate function in Chrome browser to read in English or another favorite language

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

This is the website article being recommended today by the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi for complete official coverage of the "drastic"* developments of 30 March 2020 (Today)

http://mnews.chinhphu.vn/story.aspx?did=391324

In Vietnamese language.

Use Google Translate or the translate function in Chrome browser to read in English or another favorite language

*Drastic is the word being used by the Government of Vietnam as translated with Google.

The Government of Vietnam is now asking everyone to register their health status by use of this smartphone app:

NCOVI app in Google Play Store

Here is a copy of the recent text the Minister of Health sent to my phone:

Cảm ơn Bạn đã cùng chung tay chặn đứng dịch bệnh COVID-19! Tải ứng dụng NCOVI - ứng dụng khai báo y tế tự nguyện để cập nhật thông tin mới nhất về covid-19 và cảnh báo về khu vực có dịch. Tải ứng dụng tại: https://onelink.to/3e6wap Để biết thêm thông tin chi tiết, hãy gọi 19003228 hoặc 19009095 hoặc truy cập trang https://ncovi.vn

English Translation (Google Translate):

Thank you for joining hands to stop the COVID-19 epidemic!  Download NCOVI application - voluntary medical declaration application to update the latest information on covid-19 and alert of epidemic areas.  Download the app at: https://onelink.to/3e6wap For more information, call 19003228 or 19009095 or visit https://ncovi.vn

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

The Government of Vietnam is now asking everyone to register their health status by use of this smartphone app:

NCOVI app in Google Play Store

Here is a copy of the recent text the Minister of Health sent to my phone:

Cảm ơn Bạn đã cùng chung tay chặn đứng dịch bệnh COVID-19! Tải ứng dụng NCOVI - ứng dụng khai báo y tế tự nguyện để cập nhật thông tin mới nhất về covid-19 và cảnh báo về khu vực có dịch. Tải ứng dụng tại: https://onelink.to/3e6wap Để biết thêm thông tin chi tiết, hãy gọi 19003228 hoặc 19009095 hoặc truy cập trang https://ncovi.vn

English Translation (Google Translate):

Thank you for joining hands to stop the COVID-19 epidemic!  Download NCOVI application - voluntary medical declaration application to update the latest information on covid-19 and alert of epidemic areas.  Download the app at: https://onelink.to/3e6wap For more information, call 19003228 or 19009095 or visit https://ncovi.vn

Well thats not exactly the message I got on my phone this morning! its still acceptable as far as I can see to do it on line from your computer like I have done already & a good few on this forum have done same.
Not The Government of Vietnam is now asking everyone to register their health status by use of this smartphone app:

I have a distinct impression that there are large numbers of people in Vietnam who have smartphones but no internet access at home.  Although it still may be OK to register online with a computer, maybe the government realizes that if they want to maximize numbers, they need to use phones as the medium.

THIGV wrote:

I have a distinct impression that there are large numbers of people in Vietnam who have smartphones but no internet access at home.  Although it still may be OK to register online with a computer, maybe the government realizes that if they want to maximize numbers, they need to use phones as the medium.

I agree, but thats not what the post said.......The Government of Vietnam is now asking everyone to register their health status by use of this smartphone app:

& hey from what I have seen its wrong to think that most Vietnamese have smart phones. Older type phones are still pretty much in use from what I have seen anyways.

I am updating my health declaration on line & have been doing it every day. My smartphone will self destruct if I have any more apps on it

There are reputedly 47.1 million Facebook users in Vietnam in 2020 out of a population of 95.5 M (including children and the elderly.)  https://www.statista.com/statistics/490 … ook-users/

That's 49% that must have smartphones or computers.  I have no backup stats but my personal observation is that most are using the Facebook phone app.  They have to take those photos of their dinner and have a way to post them. 

THIGV wrote:

There are reputedly 47.1 million Facebook users in Vietnam in 2020 out of a population of 95.5 M (including children and the elderly.)  https://www.statista.com/statistics/490 … ook-users/

Well, I know for sure my wife's daughter has four accounts and I know a lot of other kids 12-20 years old do as well so that figure could be off by 20 or even 30%.  Generally they have one account for family, one without friending parents for "friends".

SteinNebraska wrote:

THIGV wrote:

There are reputedly 47.1 million Facebook users in Vietnam in 2020 out of a population of 95.5 M (including children and the elderly.)  https://www.statista.com/statistics/490 … ook-users/

Well, I know for sure my wife's daughter has four accounts and I know a lot of other kids 12-20 years old do as well so that figure could be off by 20 or even 30%.  Generally they have one account for family, one without friending parents for "friends".

Well sorry to say I have 2 FB accounts & actively use 1 & occasionally use 1 & I personally dont know anyone that has only 1 FB account all be it the others might not be used on a regular basis. So any FB stats for me???....... take them with a big pinch of salts!

I really don't think anyone that posts here have sponsors.  It's not that big of a forum, pretty small actually when you look at a specific country.  I'm on several that are magnitudes bigger than this and I don't know anyone that gets anything back from them either other than the site owners from ad revenue.

goodolboy wrote:

SteinNebraska wrote:

THIGV wrote:

There are reputedly 47.1 million Facebook users in Vietnam in 2020 out of a population of 95.5 M (including children and the elderly.)  https://www.statista.com/statistics/490 … ook-users/

Well, I know for sure my wife's daughter has four accounts and I know a lot of other kids 12-20 years old do as well so that figure could be off by 20 or even 30%.  Generally they have one account for family, one without friending parents for "friends".

Well sorry to say I have 2 FB accounts & actively use 1 & occasionally use 1 & I personally dont know anyone that has only 1 FB account all be it the others might not be used on a regular basis. So any FB stats for me???....... take them with a big pinch of salts!

My only point was that the statistics are skewed.  I know in the US many people that shop on Facebook Marketplace will have an extra throwaway account or two just for buying and selling things.

HCMC has suspended all buses for two weeks.

From Tuoi Tre News

From April 1 to April 15
Social distancing has been implemented across the whole country.
No gatherings of more than two people.
No leaving your home except for essentials such as food, medicine or emergency care.

This story is developing.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 12:54 GMT+7

Vietnam bans public gatherings of over two people in nationwide social distancing

Our local police called my VN wife about half an hour ago to explain the situation. Obviously for my benefit.
Basically just stay in your home. Don't even visit neighbours. For 15 days starting tomorrow.
At the time she was on the phone with her sister talking about it.

Hello everyone,

Some unnecessary, off-topic posts have been removed from this thread.

Please stick to the subject being discussed here.

Thanks,

Diksha
Team Expat.com

Please can you enlighten us to which posts and why ?
If its something someone has complained about have you spoken to the original poster?

Also you have to remember that right now, people are stuck in their homes with little to do... so any form of escape - is a necessary distraction.

NATIONWIDE QUARANTINE ***

Following this link provided through email alert by the US Embassy, Hanoi:

mnews.chinhphu.vn/story.aspx?did=391483

Here follows a Google Translate app translation into English:

Tuesday 03/03/2020 17:37

The Prime Minister instructed: To quarantine the whole society from the 1st of April at midnight nationwide

(Chinhphu.vn) - The Prime Minister has just issued Directive No. 16 / CT-TTg on the implementation of urgent measures to prevent and control COVID-19 epidemic. Accordingly, the implementation of social isolation within 15 days from 0:00 on April 1, 2020 on a national scale according to the principle of family isolating from families and villages isolating from villages and communes. To be isolated from communes and districts, isolated from districts and provinces, isolated from provinces, workshops and production plants, to ensure a safe distance, wear masks, disinfect and sterilize them according to regulations.

The contents of the Directive are as follows:

The COVID-19 epidemic broke out globally, affecting over 72,000 people, nearly 3.5 million died in more than 200 countries and territories and there was no sign of stopping. In Vietnam, the number of cases is increasing rapidly day by day and there is a high risk of infection in the community. It is predicted that the disease will spread rapidly on a large scale, seriously threatening human life, human health and socio-economic of the country.

Following the call of General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, with the spirit of attaching great importance to human health and life above all else, to continue to proactively prevent and control epidemics, Prime Minister The Government requested ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies and People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to concentrate on implementing the proposed epidemic prevention measures, especially Directive No. 15 / CT-TTg March 27, 2020, in compliance with the instructions of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control, effective implementation of the following urgent measures:

1. To perform social isolation within 15 days from April 1, 2020 on a national scale according to the principle that families are separated from families and villages isolated from isolated villages and communes.  with communes and districts isolated from districts and provinces isolated from provinces, workshops and production plants, which must ensure a safe distance, wear masks, disinfect and sterilize them according to regulations.  Request people to stay at home, only to go out in case of necessity such as buying food, food, medicine, emergency, working at factories, production facilities, business and service establishments.  , essential goods are not closed, shut down and other emergencies;  strictly observe the minimum distance of 2m when communicating;  Do not concentrate more than 2 people outside the workplace, school, hospital and in public places.
The Prime Minister requested all people to voluntarily comply with the requirements, measures to prevent and control epidemics, actively participate in voluntary medical declaration, to fully implement measures to protect themselves and their families.  themselves and participate responsibly with the prevention and control activities of functional agencies and the community;  the heads of enterprises, production and trading establishments of goods and services are responsible for applying epidemic prevention and control measures at their establishments, ensuring the health and safety for laborers.

2. The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Public Security, the People's Committee of Hanoi City and the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City must be speedy, determined, mustering all resources and all measures to thoroughly handle "  outbreak ”at Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi), Buddha Bar (Ho Chi Minh City);  enlist every hour and every minute to trace and apply appropriate measures to all cases of risk, contact with patients and passers "outbreak";  continue to urge people to go back and forth through these "outbreaks" of medical reports and contact requests for testing.  Request the Ministry of Public Security to coordinate with the health sector to make a list of people involved in the activities of Truong Sinh Company at risk of infection for medical surveillance, surveillance, isolation, and rapid handling of  source of the disease.
Relevant People's Committees of provinces and cities closely coordinate with Ministries and 2 Cities to perform this task well.  Carry out family isolation, medical declaration for classification, testing and concentrated isolation if necessary for those who have been to and from Bach Mai Hospital since March 12, 2020;  assign grassroots administrations to organize close supervision at each family.
The Ministry of Public Security and the provincial People's Committee continue to urgently carry out medical examination and inspection, update the health status of people who have entered from March 8, 2020 but have not applied isolation;  make a list of people who have direct contact and close contact to classify screening, apply appropriate isolation measures (concentrated isolation, at home, accommodation establishments).

3. State agencies and units shall arrange for officials, public servants and public employees to use information technology working at home;  only those cases where it is absolutely necessary such as combat duty, duty of the agency, supply of essential goods and services, processing confidential documents and other necessary tasks as required to work at the office;  strengthen online meeting organization.  The head is responsible for the infection of officials and employees because of not strictly observing the regulations on prevention and control of epidemics at the workplace.

4. The Ministry of Transport and People's Committees of provinces and cities shall direct basically stop public passenger transport activities.  Minimize the movement from one locality to another;  stop moving from epidemic areas to other localities, except for special cases due to official duties and cases of provision of food, foodstuffs, necessities, shuttle buses for workers and experts  of businesses, transporting production materials.

5. To assign the Ministry of Health:
a) Direct hospitals to implement strict procedures and management to avoid cross-contamination in hospitals;  strictly control, require mandatory medical declaration for patients, family members, caregivers;  only one carer per patient;  stop visiting patients at health facilities.  There are strict rules on admitting patients, not allowing an infected individual to affect the operation of the entire hospital.
b) Proposing specific mechanisms and policies to support domestic enterprises in manufacturing medical equipment and instruments, especially ventilators, patient monitors, infusion machines, dialysis machines, reporting  Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung directed.
c) To report to the Prime Minister on options, scenarios and emergency response for epidemic emergencies in the afternoon of March 31, 2020.
d) Organize and organize the continuation of medical examination and treatment at Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi), ensuring safety for officials, health workers and people at the request of the Steering Committee and the Ministry of Health.
d) Review and handle the recommendations of the Hanoi People's Committee, support and create conditions for Hanoi to control epidemics in the locality.

6. The Ministry of Health shall synthesize and periodically publish 2 times / day positive test results in localities, ensuring accuracy.

7. Temporarily closing the main and secondary border gates for people traveling from 00:00 on April 1, 2020 on the border lines with Laos and Cambodia.  Strictly control the entry through international border gates on road border routes;  All immigrants from Laos and Cambodia must be concentrated in isolation for 14 days.

8. The Ministry of Defense shall direct, organize and expand concentrated isolation facilities, separate new and isolated cases in order to prevent cross-contamination;  strengthening the management of trails and openings on border routes.

9. The Ministry of Public Security shall intensify the direction of ensuring order and security, preventing and combating crimes, especially in rural areas.

10. The Ministry of Finance shall direct the General Department of Customs to handle difficulties in exporting cloth masks;  Require insurance businesses not to introduce and deploy insurance packages related to COVID-19 disease.

11. The ministries, branches, localities and press agencies shall continue promoting information and propaganda in support of the people's health protection policy, rectifying a number of headlines that cause confusion and misunderstandings.  The person in charge of prevention and control of non-verbal epidemic causes panic among people

12. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the People's Committees of localities pay attention to ensuring essential commodities, food and foodstuffs for the people.

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

Request people to stay at home, only to go out in case of necessity such as buying food, food, medicine, emergency, working at factories, production facilities, business and service establishments.

This looks like an excellent order except that working at factories seems to be a hole big enough to drive the proverbial Mack truck through.  Perhaps something is missing in the translation.  I don't see anything that determines which factories remain open.  I guess that includes those making medical supplies.  Maybe which factories and businesses remain open is in a prior directive.

"families are separated from families and villages isolated from isolated villages and communes.  with communes and districts isolated from districts and provinces isolated from provinces"

That's a bad translation from Google.  It should read  "every family to isolate itself, every village to stay within itself, etc..."

There's no singular and plural in Vietnamese language unless a modified word is added to be used as article or adverb.  As it's written, "gia đình" doesn't mean families, just family (general noun). 

Google translation turns the positive self-isolation into a negative act (isolated from).  It's difficult enough for most people to be without social interaction, describing the act in a negative way would worsen the situation.

Just a nuance, yes, but in language, nuances can make or break the meaning.

Ciambella wrote:

"families are separated from families and villages isolated from isolated villages and communes.  with communes and districts isolated from districts and provinces isolated from provinces"

That's a bad translation from Google.  It should read  "every family to isolate itself, every village to stay within itself, etc..."

There's no singular and plural in Vietnamese language unless a modified word is added to be used as article or adverb.  As it's written, "gia đình" doesn't mean families, just family (general noun). 

Google translation turns the positive self-isolation into a negative act (isolated from).  It's difficult enough for most people to be without social interaction, describing the act in a negative way would worsen the situation.

Just a nuance, yes, but in language, nuances can make or break the meaning.

Can someone explain something please. Is there a term/phrase in the Vietnamese language for "social distancing"?

goodolboy wrote:

Can you explain something please. Is there a term/phrase in the Vietnamese language for "social distancing"?

If you just want to describe the act of keeping the recommended 2 or 3 meter space between two people, it's "giữ giãn cách" (keep distance). 

If you want to include most or all social interaction, it's "giãn cách xã hội" (keep distance from society), "hạn chế tiếp xúc xã hội" (restrict social contact), or "cách ly xã hội" (social isolation).

None of those phrases existed before this pandemic, BTW.  "Hạn chế tiếp xúc" (without the word "xã hội") was the only term being used often enough in the past but in a much smaller scope (between two people or small groups of people).

Ciambella wrote:

goodolboy wrote:

Can you explain something please. Is there a term/phrase in the Vietnamese language for "social distancing"?

If you just want to describe the act of keeping the recommended 2 or 3 meter space between two people, it's "giữ giãn cách" (keep distance). 

If you want to include most or all social interaction, it's "giãn cách xã hội" (keep distance from society), "hạn chế tiếp xúc xã hội" (restrict social contact), or "cách ly xã hội" (social isolation).

None of those terms existed before this pandemic, BTW.

Thanks so much & so very interesting, especially that these terms did not exist before the pandemic.

So in your opinion say for hạn chế tiếp xúc xã hội" (restrict social contact) do you think its something that some, not all Vietnamese might not understand even if the government requests it?
The reason I ask (& you will have a much better perspective than me) is that round here when I look out its like some people are treating it like a holiday.

goodolboy wrote:

Ciambella wrote:

goodolboy wrote:

Can you explain something please. Is there a term/phrase in the Vietnamese language for "social distancing"?

If you just want to describe the act of keeping the recommended 2 or 3 meter space between two people, it's "giữ giãn cách" (keep distance). 

If you want to include most or all social interaction, it's "giãn cách xã hội" (keep distance from society), "hạn chế tiếp xúc xã hội" (restrict social contact), or "cách ly xã hội" (social isolation).

None of those terms existed before this pandemic, BTW.

Thanks so much & so very interesting, especially that these terms did not exist before the pandemic.

So in your opinion say for hạn chế tiếp xúc xã hội" (restrict social contact) do you think its something that some, not all Vietnamese might not understand even if the government requests it?
The reason I ask (& you will have a much better perspective than me) is that round here when I look out its like some people are treating it like a holiday.

Excellent question, IMNSHO 😎👍

goodolboy wrote:

So in your opinion say for hạn chế tiếp xúc xã hội" (restrict social contact) do you think its something that some, not all Vietnamese might not understand even if the government requests it?
The reason I ask (& you will have a much better perspective than me) is that round here when I look out its like some people  are treating it like a holiday.

Oh, they understand it alright, because as the Vietnamese never describe anything in one word if they can do it in 10 or 20, so does their government.  In all documents related to this pandemic, the government didn't just say "restrict social contact" but also explain in details and run-on sentences what they want people to do and to avoid.  Not even a child can say he doesn't understand what's going on (my nephew's 4 year old godson knew almost as much about the virus as I do.)

As for people treating it like a holiday, I've seen the same attitude but only after people believed they already gave the situation enough attention.  If nothing bad happened after a certain amount of time, they became lackadaisical and overconfident.

For instance, here in VT, we had a scare last week when a woman was thought to be the first case.  Immediately after the news broke, everyone was up in arms with protections  --  face masks, social distancing, food hoarding, even self-isolation.  The two hẻm where she stayed and passed through were sprayed.  All streets in the city were empty, people were cautious, and social media were abuzz with warning.  Then the test came back negative.  The very next day, Front Beach was awashed with tourists and locals; coffee shops and restaurants were filled with happy customers as if the virus was gone for good.  Unreal.

Ciambella wrote:

None of those phrases existed before this pandemic, BTW.

If you think about it neither did the term "social distancing" exist in English until recently.  It makes sense if you are a fluent English speaker just as the Vietnamese terms must if one is fluent in that language.