DECISION

ON ADDING MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS (MERS-COV) TO THE LIST OF CLASS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE LAW ON PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

Pursuant to Article 3 of the Law on prevention and control of infectious diseases dated November 21, 2007;

Pursuant to the Decree No. 63/2012/NĐ-CP dated August 31, 2012 by the Government defining the functions, tasks, entitlements and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;

Pursuant to the dangerousness, transmissibility and death rate of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV);

At the request of the Director of General Department of Preventive Medicine,

DECIDES:

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Article 2. The prevention and control of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) shall comply with the regulations in the Law on prevention and control of infectious diseases applicable to class A extremely dangerous infectious diseases.

Article 3. This Decision comes into effect from the day on which it is signed.

Article 4. The Chief of the Ministry Office; the Chief Inspector of the Ministries, Directors and Director Generals of Departments and Directorates affiliated to the Ministry of Health; units affiliated to the Ministries; Directors of the Departments of Health; Director of medical preventive centers, Director of Hospitals of provinces; Heads of medical units affiliated to the Ministries and regulatory bodies and Heads of relevant units shall be responsible for implementing this Decision./.

PP. THE MINISTER
THE DEPUTY MINISTER




Nguyen Thanh Long

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Quyết định 2369/QĐ-BYT năm 2015 bổ sung Hội chứng viêm đường hô hấp vùng Trung Đông do vi rút corona (MERS-CoV) vào danh mục các bệnh truyền nhiễm đặc biệt nguy hiểm thuộc nhóm A của Luật phòng, chống bệnh truyền nhiễm do Bộ trưởng Bộ Y tế ban hành