Vietnam's border gates tighten monitoring of China pneumonia


A passenger has her body temperature checked at Lạng Sơn Province’s Hữu Nghị Border Gate. — VNS/ANN

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam's health ministry has urged local health authorities to tighten management at border gates in response to China’s Wuhan pneumonia outbreak.

On Monday (Jan 6), the health ministry directed provinces and cities to monitor the health status of all passengers travelling to and from Wuhan City, China with thermal scanners, when cross-border trading activities and visits heighten when the Lunar New Year festival draws near.

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