This Decision of the Council of the Minister approves for the President to declare a state of emergency over the whole of Vanuatu for the prevention and containment of Covid-19 pandemic. Moreover, the Council of Ministers addresses the improvement of health facilities according to IPC standards, good hygiene practices and social distancing, limitation of social and public gatherings, censorship of media information related to Covid-19, and the continuation of all essential services. This Decision also underlines that anyone entering Vanuatu must undergo testing for Covid-19 prior to departure.
Title:
Decision No. 015: Request for a state of emergency for purposes of strengthening prevention and containment measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Country:
Vanuatu
Type of document:
Miscellaneous
Date of text:
2020
Files:
Repealed:
No