To ensure Covid-19 prevention and control at the companies, the IPMB ordered all enterprises to seriously implement medical screening by body temperature check, health declaration, PCR test for all workers returning to homeland on this occasion before coming back work.

Workers at Crystal Martin Vietnam Company Limited in Quang Chau industrial park come bank work.

Vice Head of the IPMB Nguyen Van Quy said only people with negative PCR test result are allowed to work at factories after the holiday. The IPMB also requested businesses to strictly conduct at least two PCR tests on every three days for these cases before September 10 then report the test result daily to the Board.

Labours with fever, cough and breath difficulties must be quarantined and monitored as regulation. They are prohibited to buy medicine to self treat the symptom but contacting to medical authority for timely instruction.

So far, the businesses at the industrial parks have basically completed the first PCR test for labours after the holiday with negative results. As schedule, they will proceed second test in the upcoming days.

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