6 hotels in Nghe An provide 300 rooms for Covid-19 quarantine

On March 19, the Department of Tourism issued an official dispatch directing tourism businesses, tourist areas, attractions and service establishments recognized as meeting standards for serving tourists in the province to continue to promote measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic.

Tourist establishments in the province have been implementing well the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo courtesy of Tra Giang

The document requires directors of units and enterprises to regularly monitor the situation closely, update information promptly through official channels, have plans for prevention and control and measures to ensure health and safety for workers and tourists; proactively coordinate with local authorities and competent agencies in disease prevention and control; guide and check health declarations for foreign visitors entering Vietnam when checking in; strictly implement the provisions of the Law on Tourism on non-discrimination against tourists, and not to have discriminatory behavior or refuse to serve foreign tourists.

When detecting tourists with suspected signs of Covid-19 infection, they must immediately report to the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control via the Department of Health hotline:0966.641.414and Provincial Center for Disease Control:0912.330.451.

Joining hands to prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic, up to now, in the province, there have been 6 accommodation establishments of 2 stars or higher registered to provide over 300 rooms as quarantine places for Covid-19 epidemic prevention with a fee at a support price for those temporarily quarantined.

These are tourist accommodation facilities that ensure both health care for people in quarantine and protection of staff serving tourists during the quarantine period.