New version introduced for voluntary health declaration app NCOVI
The voluntary health declaration app NCOVI has been updated with a new feature on mobile phone that allows creating QR code for registering Quarantine CheckpointsCOVID-19.
Quarantine checkpoints can be registered on NCOVI app (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The voluntary health declaration appNCOVI has been updated with a new feature💎 on mobile phone that allows creatingQR code for registering Quarantine Checkpoints, said the Authority ofInformation Technology Application (AITA) under the Ministry of Information andCommunication🐼s on April 22.
Accordingly, instead of registering a quarantine checkpoint onthe website //check.ncovi.vn, the process can be implemented on the NCOVIapplication on mobile phones in a quicker and easier way. The NCOVI application will create a QR code for a registeredquarantine checkpoint, which can be printed out. People who enter and exit aquarantine checkpoint can scan the QR code of the checkpoint by using the appon their mobile phones to report their health status. With this new feature, any places, such as a pharmacy, hospital,school, office or building can register as a quarantine checkpoint easily. According to the AITA, multiple checkpoints should beestablished as social distancing order is loosened. They will help screenhealth status of those entering and exiting the place, and see if they are atrisk for infection with COVID-19 virus. NCOVI is a health reporting application developed by the VietnamPosts and Telecommunications Groups and partners. It was put into use in earlyMarch 2020 as part of efforts to fight the COVID-19 epidemic. According to the AITA, as of April 22, more than 6.8 milliondownloads of the app were reported. Over 14.9 million voluntary healthdeclarations have been filled out on the app, and 4.2 million QR code scanshave been made. Data collected through the app will enable the health sector tolearn about cases in need of medical support in the fastest and most effectivemanner. As of April 23 morning, a total of 268 people have contractedthe novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 with 223 patients making fullrecovery. The first case was detected three months ago.
There have been no new COVID-19 cases detected inVietnam for the past week.
As many as 68,081 people have been quarantined across the country, including369 at hospitals, 18,600 at concentrated quarantine sites and 49,112 others athome./.
Vietnamese citizens and passengers entering Vietnam are now able to declare their health status via two applications, namely “NCOVI” and “Vietnam health declaration” that were launched in Hanoi on March 9.
Vietnamese citizens and passengers entering Vietnam are now able to declare their health status via two applications, namely “NCOVI” and “Vietnam health declaration” that were launched in Hanoi on March 9.
More than 115,000 voluntary health declarations have been filled out on the app – NCOVI as of March 13, according to data by the group of app developers.
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Quarantine checkpoints can be registered on NCOVI app (Photo: VNA) 
