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Information ministry calls for use of COVID-19 tracing tools

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has issued a document guiding the use of tools to prevent, control, and trace COVID-19 cases in the community, as travel demand is forecast to soar during the April 30 - May 1 holiday.
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Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)has issued a document guiding the use of tools to prevent, control, and traceCOVID-19 cases in the community, as travel demand is forecast to soar duringthe April 30 - May 1 holiday.

The set of tools comprise the Bluezone app, which issues alerts on anycontact with suspected cases, and the NCOVI app, which manages voluntary healthdeclarations and a COVID-19 tracking map.

According to the MIC’s Authority of Information Technology Application, QRscanning in public places plays an important role in the fight against thepandemic. It should be carried out on Bluezone, NCOVI, and Vietnam Health Declaration.

The ministry affirmed that the widespread use of these tools will help toprecisely trace areas with suspected cases.

Vietnam had reported no new COVID-19 infections for 12 hours as of 6amon April 27, with its tally unchanged at 2,852 cases, according to the Ministryof Health.

The ministry’s Medical Examination and Treatment Department said that atotal 2,516 COVID-19 patients have been given the all clear. The death tollremains at 35./.
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