From Bernama
HANOI — The Vietnamese Ministry of Health is stepping up efforts to prevent the Ebola virus from spreading to Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
Officials from the World Health Organization wear protective clothing on July 28, 2012 as they prepare to enter Kagadi Hospital in Kibale District, about 200 kilometres from Kampala, where an outbreak of Ebola virus started. (ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
An online conference of the Steering Committee for Epidemic Prevention and Control was held in Hanoi on Wednesday during which participants discussed measures to tackle the virus.
Tran Dac Phu, head of Department of Preventive Medicine at the ministry, warned Vietnamese citizens and foreigners arriving from affected countries could spread the virus to Vietnam.
Phu said the ministry had instructed border gates authorities to seek medical information from those passing through, and is working with the World Health Organisation on technical assistance in diagnosing the virus.
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has asked all agencies to boost inspections at hospitals and border gates, and warned Vietnamese against travelling to Ebola-affected countries.
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