Proposal on quarantine from Department of Health

People entering Vietnam who have had enough doses of the vaccine are only isolated for 7 days. Besides, domestic authorities will monitor quarantined people with smart bracelets... The Department of Health Environment Management has just sent a document to the ministries of Transport, Foreign Affairs, Planning and Investment, Public Security, and National Defense for comments on guidance on medical isolation procedures for epidemic prevention and control. COVID-19 for people entering Vietnam. 1/Vaccinate full dose of vaccine only 7 days isolation Accordingly, the draft stipulates that people entering Vietnam must be isolated for 7 days, including the following two groups of subjects:

• Those who have received the full dose of vaccine and have negative RT-PCR test results on day 1, positive antibody test (ELISA or immunological) and negative RT-PCR test result on day 6.
• Those who have not been vaccinated or given insufficient doses of vaccine and have negative RT-PCR test results on day 1, Rapid antibody test and ELISA/Immunity positive and RT-PCR test results on day 6 have negative results.

In the case of a seven-day quarantine, the quarantined person will be allocated a separate room, not sharing meals, sleeping together, interacting and interacting with family members and other people. These people are also not allowed to leave their private rooms during the quarantine period. If adjacent to a private room has a lobby, balcony, yard, outdoor area that ensures no contact with other people, there is no risk of infecting others, then those areas can be used for exercise. rested… The quarantined person is also required to perform facial recognition daily on the VHD application at 7-9 hours, 13-15 hours and 19-21 hours... The remaining subjects must undergo 21-day concentrated medical isolation as prescribed. 2/Monitor quarantined people with smart technology According to the draft, authorities will apply information and telecommunications technology to support the medical isolation management process. For example, the Vietnam Health Declaration application (VHD- Vietnam Health Declaration) https://tokhaiyte.vn, QR Code and QR code of quarantine points; Bluezone application (https://bluezone.gov.vn/); smartphone; smart bracelets for the elderly and children; surveillance cameras in the concentrated isolation area and the centralized connection system of surveillance cameras. In addition, the draft also stipulates that experts and people entering for diplomatic and official purposes must have international health insurance or agencies or organizations that invite experts and visitors to enter for diplomatic or public purposes, commitment to pay for treatment in case of COVID-1 https://plo.vn/xa-hoi/sap-ap-dung-quy-dinh-moi-ve-cach-ly-nguoi-nhap-canh-987429.html. Latest update on 24May, Phap Luat Online newspaper