Places in Vietnam require people to wear masks to prevent COVID-19

According to Vietnam's Decision 1053/QD-BYT, guidelines for wearing masks in public places for COVID-19 prevention and control are set include:

• Places at risk of exposure to infectious agents in Vietnam: Health facilities; concentrated medical isolation facilities; households and places of residence where someone is under home-based isolation or is under medical supervision 14 days from the date of issuance of the decision on completion of concentrated isolation; places where someone has returned from the pandemic zone. 

• Places with confined spaces in Vietnam: Bars; dance clubs; karaoke; massage parlors, beauty salons; gym and fitness centers; headquarters; industrial parks, factories, enterprises, production and business establishments; establishments serving food and beverages to the customers on-premise; meetings, conferences, seminars, training (according to regulations of the organizing board or the person authorized to convene).

• Places with mass gatherings in Vietnam: Apartment buildings; schools; train stations, bus stations, ports, lounges and on public transport; shopping malls, supermarkets; wholesale markets, local markets, shops providing essential services; funerals, weddings; places of sightseeing, tourism, pleasure and entertainment; spiritual areas; indoor and outdoor events with mass gatherings; outdoor areas for playing, physical training, and activities; traffic stop signs, signals, markings.

• Places with close contact less than 2 meters in Vietnam.

More details can be found in Vietnam's Decision 1053/QD-BYT, effective from February 6, 2021.

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