A quarantine zone in Saigon’s District 3 stands ready to take in people suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus. 

The quarantine facility managed by the District 3 Hospital, covering a 1,700 square meter area,
was completed on February 4.

"The facility was completed in about a day. We only quarantine people, perform health
checks and take care of the inmates, not treat them," said Pham Thi Thuy Hang,
head of the District 3 People's Committee's Office.

It was set up after a Vietnamese-American man in a District 3 hotel was found infected
with the nCoV. The facility was to quarantine 18 employees and foreign
guests of the hotel. However, all of them declined, saying they would quarantine themselves
at the hotel. Hence the facility is yet to receive an inmate.

So far, three people in Saigon have been confirmed infected with the virus
and one of them discharged by the Cho Ray Hospital in District 5.

The zone has eight quarantine rooms with about 40 beds,
capable of accommodating 60 people at a time.

Each room has an area of 25 square meters and 2-3 beds. Inmates can entertain
themselves watching TV during their isolation.

The facility is stocked with items needed to maintain personal hygiene
and water to keep inmates hydrated.

Toilets in the facility have posters on walls with instructions on how to wash
one's hands as well as emergency phone numbers to call.

Spare rooms have been prepared for 20 extra beds if needed. If inmates here exhibit
severe symptoms, they will be transferred to another hospital for treatment.

A doctor, two nurses and a security guard are on duty every day at this facility. Extra personnel
will be commissioned from the local hospital or the district's medical center if needed.

The quarantine facility is always closed to restrict entry to people
and will remain so until the nCoV outbreak is over.

Vietnam confirmed its 14th nCoV infection in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on Sunday.
The country declared the nCoV outbreak an epidemic on February 1. 

The global death toll of the epidemic has reached 813 – one each in the Philippines
and Hong Kong, and the remaining in mainland China.