Fully vaccinated people from outbreak regions only have to self-quarantine at home for 7 days

A locked down area in Thanh Xuan district of Hanoi, with local law enforcement and health authorities present at the gateways to monitor all entry and exits. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – People who are fully vaccinated against or have been
declared recovered coming from outbreak regions will not have to
undergo concentrated quarantine, according to the latest guidelines from
the Ministry of Health to local authorities.

After
arrival or returning, they will only need to self-quarantine at home and
monitor their health status for seven days, must wear a face mask and
keep to distance rules, and would be subjected to two tests – on the first
day and the seventh day of the isolation period.

An
outbreak region is defined as those with community clusters or under lockdown
measures like the Government’s Directive 15 or 16, for example, the cities of Hanoi
and are considered outbreak regions and coloured red in the
frequently updated document on the ’s website.

Those
who have not been fully vaccinated will have to self-quarantine at home/place
of residence for 14 days, and continue to monitor their health status for the
next 14 days.

They
will be tested three times – the first day, the seventh day, and the 14th day
during .

People
transiting through outbreak regions but not stopping don’t have to
isolate.

People
from regions applying social distancing measures under Directive 16 who are
deployed to another locality on official Government duties led by a
deputy minister or higher don’t have to quarantine, but need to closely observe
their own status for 14 days and report to local health authorities immediately
if experiencing symptoms like coughing, fever, breathing difficulties, loss of
taste or smell. Fully vaccinated delegates only have to monitor their health
for seven days.

For
people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have recovered from the
disease in a foreign country, the verification and recognition of vaccination
or recovery certificates will follow the instructions of the health ministry.

Earlier
this week, the health ministry has also relaxed quarantine rules for fully
vaccinated/recovered arrivals into the country, requiring only seven days of
centralised quarantine – down from the previous 14 days – and further seven
days for self-quarantine and medical observation./.