Hanoi (VNA) - All travellers entering Vietnam from China must fillout health declaration forms at the border gates from January 25 as part ofefforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Health declaration forms are distributed at all border gates and any visitorshowing signs of the virus, such as coughing, shortness of breath orrespiratory tract inflammation, will be isolated and subjected to healthchecks.

And flights between Vietnam and Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the outbreak,have all been grounded.

From January 23, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam cancelled all flightsbetween Vietnam and Wuhan, China.

The authority also said it will not grant new flight licences to airlines onthis route.

The authority has mobilised staff to collaborate with medical inspectors tofollow the passengers’ health at border gates.

Health officials in Ho Chi Minh City on January 23 revealed two visitors fromChina were in hospital suspected of suffering from coronavirus.

The pair have been identified as father and son, Li Ding, 66, and 28-year-oldLi Zichao.

They were admitted to hospital on January 22 suffering from for pneumonia andlater tested positive for corona virus.

According to initial findings, Li Ding, 66, went to Hanoi from Wuhan on January13, before going to Nha Trang city in central Khanh Hoa province.

His son Li Zichao, 28, who has lived in the Mekong Delta province of Long Annear HCM City for the past four months, went to visit him in Nha Trang. Both ofthem then travelled to HCM City and Long An.

The father got fever on January 17, while the son had similar symptoms January20.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) said both patients are recovering in Cho RayHospital.

China has so far confirmed that 41 people have died and 1,287 people infectedby the virus across the country.

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-like virus has spread across Asiaand other countries including the US and France./.