COVID-19: Health Ministry releases guidance on compulsory mask wearing
The Ministry of Health has issued a guidance on the wearing of masks in public places for COVID-19 prevention and control, clarifying to who and where it is a must.
People are requested to wear masks in public places including public transportation vehicles, trade centres, supermarkets and traditional markets (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health has issueda guidance on the wearing of masks in public places for COVID-19 prevention andcontrol, clarifying to who and where it is a must.
Basing on the human-to-human transmission mechanism of the SARS-CoV-2virus, the ministry underlined that wearing face masks in public places is aneffective measure to protect people’s health, especially those with underlying diseases.
Accordingly, people with symptoms of acute respiratory infection or suspected COVID-19infection, and all people,except children under five years old going to apublic place in an area where the pandemic level is declared at Level 3 or Level 4, must wear masks.
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Wearing masks is also compulsory in medical facilities andaccommodation hosting people undertaking medical quarantine or supervision, andall medial staff.
Under the ministry’s guidance, people are requested to wear masks inpublic places including public transportation vehicles, trade centres,supermarkets, traditional markets, closed spaces and poorly ventilated placessuch as bars, discos, karaoke, beauty salons, gyms, restaurants, cinemas,theaters and studios.
Staff in offices for dossier receipt and transaction placesmust also wear masks when directly contacting customers, according to theguidance,which also specifies other cases that are encouraged to wear masks inpublic spaces./.
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People are requested to wear masks in public places including public transportation vehicles, trade centres, supermarkets and traditional markets (Photo: VNA) 
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
