DECISION

DOWNGRADING CLASSIFICATION OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) FROM CLASS A TO CLASS B UNDER THE 2007'S LAW ON PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases dated November 21^st 2007;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 95/2022/ND-CP dated November 15^th 2022 on functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;

In consideration of the danger, transmission and fatality rate of Covid-19;

At request of the Director of General Department of Preventive Medicine, Minister of Health.

DECIDES:

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Article 2. Covid-19 prevention and control activities shall be carried out in accordance with regulations on Class-B infectious diseases of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases.

Article 3. This Decision enters into force from October 20^th 2023. Decision No. 219/QD-BYT dated January 29^th 2020 of the Ministry of Health on addition of the novel Coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV) to the list of Class-A infectious diseases under the 2007's Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases ceases to be effective from the effective date of this Decision.

Article 4. The Chief of the Ministry Office; the Ministerial Chief Inspector, Directors of Departments of the Ministry of Health; Directors of Epidemiology Institutes, Pasteur Institutes; Directors of health facilities affiliated to the Ministry of Health; Directors of Departments of Health of provinces and centrally affiliated cities; heads of health units of other Ministries and central authorities; heads of relevant units are responsible for the implementation of this Decision./.

PP MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER




Nguyen Thi Lien Huong