Vietnam allows conditional home quarantine for F0 cases

The telegram dated August 7 to cities and provinces says community infections that are asymptomatic and have a low viral load (CT ≥ 30) are allowed to self-isolate at home under close health quarantine monitoring.

Asymptomatic cases will be discharged from hospital for home isolation after seven days of hospitalization if they either test negative or have a low viral load (CT ≥ 30).

Those who have already recovered from the virus but re-test positive during home isolation do not need to be admitted to hospital. The patients need to self-monitor their health and report any clinical symptoms if they develop to the local healthcare facility.

The Ministry of Health reminds that home quarantine is only allowed for asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic cases in localities that are seeing a surge in cases, and it applies only if anti-COVID protocols are fully observed.

The ministry requests localities to prepare adequate oxygen, ventilators, emergency beds and other necessary supplies and equipment if the situation gets worse.

It also asks localities to instruct residents and workers at production establishments and industrial zones to take samples themselves for COVID-19 testing if necessary.

Vietnam is battling with the fourth outbreak of COVID-19, with more than 7,000 new cases recorded on a daily basis, mostly in the southern region.