Decision 26/2023/QD-TTg amend Appendix promulgated together with Decision 02/2016/QD-TTg

DECISION

Amending the Appendix providing the average incubation period and the required period of no new infections to serve as a basis for announcing that an infectious epidemic is over promulgated together with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 02/2016/QD-TTg of January 28, 2016, specifying conditions for announcing infectious epidemic outbreaks and that infectious epidemics are over

Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the Government; and the November 22, 2019 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Administration;

 Pursuant to the November 21, 2007 Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases;

 At the proposal of the Minister of Health;

The Prime Minister promulgates the Decision amending the Appendix providing the average incubation period and the required period of no new infections to serve as a basis for announcing that an infectious epidemic is over promulgated together with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 02/2016/QD-TTg of January 28, 2016, specifying conditions for announcing infectious epidemic outbreaks and that infectious epidemics are over (below referred to as Decision No. 02/2016/QD-TTg).

Article 1. To amend the Appendix providing the average incubation period and the required period of no new infections to serve as a basis for announcing that an infectious epidemic is over promulgated together with Decision No. 02/2016/QD-TTg of January 28, 2016.

To add the class, average incubation period and required period of no new infections for COVID-19 epidemic (formerly known as acute respiratory infection caused by a new coronavirus strain) in the Appendix providing the average incubation period and the required period of no new infections to serve as a basis for announcing that an infectious epidemic is over promulgated together with Decision No. 02/2016/QD-TTg of January 28, 2016.

Article 2. Effect

1. This Decision takes effect on October 20, 2023.

2. The Prime Minister’s Decision No. 07/2020/QD-TTg of February 26, 2020, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decision No. 02/2016/QD-TTg, ceases to be effective from the effective date of this Decision.

Article 3. Organization of implementation

Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies, chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees, and related organizations and individuals shall implement this Decision.-

For the Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
TRAN HONG HA

Appendix

Providing the average incubation period and the required period of no new infections to serve as a basis for announcing that an infectious epidemic is over

(To Decision No. 02/2016/QD-TTg of January 28, 2016)