Health workers at the home of a COVID-19 patient in Tam Hiep commune of Thanh Tri district, Hanoi (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –
The COVID-19 patients under will no longer be isolated after
undergoing quarantine and treatment for seven days, instead of 10 days like in
the past, and their rapid antigen test result is negative.
This is part of the Ministry
of Health’s latest guidance on COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment.
Accordingly, the patients with
no or mild symptoms eligible for home treatment will be no longer subject to quarantine
or treatment after seven days if the result of their rapid antigen test,
conducted by a health worker or by themselves under a health worker’s
supervision, turns out negative.
If the test result remains
positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 after seven days, the quarantine period
will be extended to 10 days for the fully vaccinated ones and 14 days for those not.
Healthcare stations in the
places managing patients are responsible for certifying their recovery.
As of
February 16, Vietnam had recorded a total of 2,606,824 cases of COVID-19, including
2,249,155 recoveries and 39,188 deaths./.
Source: VietnamPlus
