At Indochine Counsel we have been closely following the developments of the Covid-19 virus as it rampages around the globe. While earlier we had hoped that Vietnam would be spared much of the trouble, we are more than 200 confirmed cases, and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued Directive No. 16/CT-TTg dated 31 March 2020 on implementation of urgent measures for prevention and control of Covid-19 calling for individual and organizational responsibility in dealing with the outbreak. Just today, among others, the Prime Minister has ordered a range of stringent social distancing measures, including restricting people from leaving their homes and banning gatherings of more than two people in public.
Starting from last week we have decided that the best way to protect our people and to comply with the calls from the government is to go to a full work from home mode. This does not negate the possibility of working on site temporarily during the duration of this crisis if such is required by circumstances, but we are doing everything in our power to limit those possibilities and to protect every one of our stakeholders from infection.
That said, though we may not be working in our office, we are still working, and our efforts to build your business and your investments in Vietnam remain as critical to our frame of mind as ever. Please feel free to remain in contact with the partner in charge of your matter or with any of the lawyers you usually work with. We will be regularly responding to email and striving to, once again, earn your recognition of us as one of the most responsive firms in Vietnam.
We appreciate your patience in this volatile situation, and hope we can work through this with you and for you. We remain committed to delivering quality legal services despite these trying times and look forward to helping you to grow your business here in Vietnam.
We wish you and your beloved ones good health in these uncertain times !
