All hospitals nationwide will provide free examinations and tests for anyone suspected of showing symptoms of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). 

This information was released at an online meeting on the monitoring and controlling of MERS-CoV held in Ha Noi on Monday by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.  In Da Nang, the Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Health, Ms Ngo Thi Kim Yen, was a participant.

Participants from Da Nang at the online meeting

As of last night, no cases of MERS-CoV have been recorded in Viet Nam after three suspected cases tested negative.  However, the Ministry of Health warned about the high risk of MERS-Cov entering Viet Nam and developing into an epidemic.

The Minister of Health, Mrs Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, said that at least 100,000 Vietnamese people are living in South Korea, whilst a community of Korean businesspeople and tourists are living and working in Viet Nam.  She therefore stressed the need for health sectors nationwide to enhance their close monitoring and ensure early detection in order to prevent any possible outbreak from occurring in the country.