How do people declare their health?

Steps to make a health declaration:

Step 1: Access addresstokhaiyte.vnorhttps://suckhoetoandan.vn/khaiyteor download the NCOVI app from Google Play and Apple Store to your phone.

Step 2:Select the language to declare your health (Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese, Korean...).

Step 3:Fill in the information accurately in the boxes in the form.

Step 4:Enter the verification code in the last box of the form and click Submit.

In addition, people entering Vietnam can scan QR codes via smartphones at airports to receive full information to declare.

Mandatory electronic declaration interface for foreigners entering Vietnam.

Electronic health declaration application for foreigners. Photo: Thanh Cuong

With the NCOVI application, people provide personal information and health status in the "National health declaration" section on the main screen. One smartphone can provide information and health declaration for many people.

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Information and Communications recommend that the entire population regularly use this application to provide information to support the health sector in finding cases that need attention to ensure proactive disease prevention and control. The application is also an official channel for competent state agencies to send recommendations to the people.

Foreigners must make mandatory electronic health declarations when entering Vietnam. Photo: Baothanhnien

Doctor Nguyen Xuan Hong inspects epidemic prevention work at Nam Can border. Photo: Document

Localities will receive notification when applying health declaration, all declared information of people will be strictly managed by authorities and used for the right purpose of fighting the epidemic together, not used for commercial purposes and not infringing on people's privacy.

NCOVI application interface. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The leader of Nghe An Department of Health said that currently, the industry is waiting for specific instructions from the Ministry of Health to be able to deploy to grassroots health care, to all people.

Steps to declare public health via the NCOVI app on mobile are as follows:

Step 1: Download the NCOVI app on your mobile device (via CHPlay on Android and Appstore on iOS).

Step 2: Open the NCOVI app. Fill in the information to register.

Step 3: Check "I confirm that the declared information is true" and click "Verify OTP".

Step 4: Enter the 6-digit OTP code sent to your mobile device via text message from the registered phone number.

Step 5: Declare risk factor information (yes/no) and click "Declare".

Step 6: Click "National health declaration" to provide detailed information.

Step 7: Fill in personal information and click "Continue".

Step 8: Fill in the national health declaration information.

Step 9: Tick "I certify that the declared information is true" and click "Submit declaration information".

Step 10: The system notifies "Declaration information sent successfully".

In addition, app users can submit health monitoring information. Users can also report information on suspected cases and those who have traveled from epidemic areas as well as contacts with suspected cases and those who have traveled from epidemic areas.