Passengers arriving to Vietnam from all countries will be required to fill out a declaration of health upon their arrival in the Southeast Asian country beginning Saturday, March 7.

The declaration is mandatory and an integral aspect of Vietnam’s efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the steering committee for COVID-19 prevention announced during its meeting on Friday morning.

Those required to fill out the form will be able to do it either in writing or via an electronic form accessible by smartphone. 

People who opt to use the electronic form will be able to access it via the website http://suckhoetoandan.vn/khaiyte.

The information they provide will be collected by Vietnamese authorities in order to monitor high-risk cases.

COVID-19 is the first situation that has required the Vietnamese government to enact such a measure.

On Wednesday, a Japanese national tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Japan after having traveled from Cambodia with a brief transit in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam has since quarantined dozens who were in close contact with the Japanese passenger.

COVID-19 has killed 3,386 people and infected over 98,100 around the world since it first hit the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam has so far confirmed 16 cases of the viral infection, including 13 Vietnamese, one Vietnamese American, and two Chinese.

All of them have fully recovered and have been discharged from the hospital.

The country has reported no new cases since February 13.

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