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Viet Nam has reported 66 infection cases, of whom 16 had been discharged from hospitals while the rest have been confirmed over the last 12 days.

The Ministry of Health has just issued released an announcement calling on passengers on 8 domestic and international flights over the past two weeks to immediately contact local Centers for Disease Control to have their health monitored.

Foreigners enjoying visa-waiver program or overseas Vietnamese and their spouses and children having been granted with certificate of visa exemption shall only be allowed to enter Viet Nam if they can submit papers certifying they are not positive for the virus.

Deputy chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on March 14 signed an urgent document requiring local authorities to temporary stop all public entertainment facilities such as cinemas, pubs, online gaming shops, massage parlours, karaoke clubs, discotheques, and theatres in all 24 districts of the city starting from 6pm today (March 15).

As the COVID-19 has been spreading swiftly in a complex manner on a large scale across the world, the Vietnamese Governemnt has made temporary changes to regulations on entry and exit for foreigners.

There are 17 industrial parks and processing zones in the city and they have an occupation rate of 68 per cent, with specialised industrial parks, except the Quang Trung Software City, not attracting much interest from enterprises.

The Vietnamese government has decided to suspend its unilateral visa exemption policy for citizens from eight European countries: Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Spain, which will officially take effect from March 12.

We are pleased to share with you the latest copy of “Weekly Digest” (05.03.2020 - 11.03.2020), which is a weekly round-up of news and information on Hong Kong prepared by the Information Services Department (ISD) of Hong Kong SAR Government.