The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (Department of Health) has just issued Official Dispatch 2358/TTKSBT-BTN regarding the organization of Covid-19 monitoring for individuals who have traveled to Da Nang from July 1, 2020.
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New Regulations on Quarantine for People Who Have Been to Da Nang Since July 1, 2020 (Illustrative Image)
Pursuant to Official Dispatch 2820/UBND-VX dated July 26, 2020, from the People's Committee of the city regarding strengthening the prevention and control of COVID-19 in Ho Chi Minh City, the Center for Disease Control of the city requests the Directors of District Health Centers to implement monitoring and COVID-19 prevention measures in the community as follows:
Regarding the monitoring subjects: Those who have left Da Nang since July 1, 2020, and are currently present in Ho Chi Minh City.
Quarantine and Medical Supervision Regulations:
All monitored subjects must complete a medical declaration as prescribed. Test samples, once collected, will be sent to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control.
1. For people who have left Da Nang ≤ 14 days:
- Cases with symptoms related to COVID-19: Guide to district hospitals for sample collection and quarantine in the hospital isolation area.
- Cases in close contact with COVID-19 patients: Collect test samples and perform centralized quarantine in districts (level 3 quarantine).
+ Individuals in contact before the patient developed symptoms: Collect at least one respiratory sample and one blood sample.
+ Individuals in contact after the patient developed symptoms: Collect at least two nasopharyngeal swabs.
- Cases who have visited the following 3 hospitals: C Hospital, Da Nang Hospital, and Orthopedic Trauma Hospital: Collect test samples at least twice and perform centralized quarantine in districts (level 3 quarantine).
- Cases who have visited locations announced by the Ministry of Health (excluding the 3 hospitals above and not in close contact with patients): Collect test samples ≥ 2 times and home quarantine (level 2 quarantine).
- Other cases: Collect test samples ≥ 2 times and self-monitor health at home for 14 days as per health guidance (level 1 monitoring).
2. For people who have left Da Nang > 14 days: Conduct a one-time test sample collection for these cases. Types of test samples: 01 blood sample and 01 respiratory sample.
3. For special cases: Subjects who have left Da Nang < 14 days for short-term travel or work: Complete a medical declaration, collect test samples, and quarantine as prescribed above. Allow leaving Ho Chi Minh City for the "self-health monitoring" group if tested negative for SARS-CoV-2.
More details can be found in: Official Dispatch 2358/TTKSBT-BTN issued on July 28, 2020.
Thu Ba
