On February 21, 2022, the Ministry of Health issued Official Letter 762/BYT-DP guiding medical isolation for COVID-19 cases (F0) and close contacts (F1).
Accordingly, for F1 who have had at least 02 full doses of COVID-19 vaccine as prescribed, the last dose must be injected within at least 14 days or have recovered from COVID-19 within 03 months by the time of receiving the vaccine. identified as subject F1 (with discharge certificate/certificate of recovery from COVID-19):
- Perform medical isolation for 5 days at home , accommodation or other areas eligible for isolation arranged and set up by agencies, organizations, local units, schools from the date of last exposure together;
- Test for SARS-CoV-2 virus by PCR, antigen (antigen rapid test or by immunoassay) on the 5th day of isolation by medical staff or self-administered. performed under medical supervision.
(Compared to before, the home isolation period for the F1 who received a full dose of COVID-19 vaccine was shortened from 7 days to 5 days. At the same time, the number of tests was also reduced from 02 times to 01 time. )
Official Letter 762/BYT-DP was issued on 21/02/2022 and replaces Official Letter 10696/BYT-MT dated 16/12/2021.
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