Health

Home quarantine for COVID-19 patients shortened to 7 days

The COVID-19 patients under home treatment will no longer be isolated after undergoing quarantine and treatment for seven days, instead of 10 days like in the past, and their rapid antigen test result is negative.
Home quarantine for COVID-19 patients shortened to 7 days ảnh 1Health workers at the home of a COVID-19 patient in Tam Hiep commune of Thanh Tri district, Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –The COVID-19 patients under home treatment will no longer be isolated afterundergoing quarantine and treatment for seven days, instead of 10 days like inthe past, and their rapid antigen test result is negative.

This is part of the Ministryof Health’s latest guidance on COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment.

Accordingly, the patients withno or mild symptoms eligible for home treatment will be no longer subject to quarantineor treatment after seven days if the result of their rapid antigen test,conducted by a health worker or by themselves under a health worker’ssupervision, turns out negative.

If the test result remainspositive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 after seven days, the quarantine periodwill be extended to 10 days for the fully vaccinated ones and 14 days for those not.

Healthcare stations in theplaces managing patients are responsible for certifying their COVID-19 recovery.

As ofFebruary 16, Vietnam had recorded a total of 2,606,824 cases of COVID-19, including2,249,155 recoveries and 39,188 deaths./.
VNA
#COVID-19#home treatment#home quarantine#Ministry of Health#coronavirus#SARS-CoV-2#rapid antigen test#updated Vietnam news#Vietnamplus#Vietnam News Agency
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

COVID-19: Daily caseload hits 34,737

COVID-19: Daily caseload hits 34,737

Vietnam recorded 34,737 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours to 4pm on February 16, up 2,936 cases from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

See more

Up to 95% of children aged 1-5 living in the city are expected to be vaccinated against measles and rubella this year. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi begins measles vaccination campaign

Hanoi commenced a measles vaccination campaign at health stations in the districts of Long Bien, Phu Xuyen, Phuc Tho, Thuong Tin, Dong Anh, Hoai Duc and Thach That and Son Tay township on October 14.

The working session on vaccine manufacturing cooperation with Sanofi on October 8.(Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese, French firms partner in vaccine production

The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) and Sanofi on October 8 signed a document guiding the cooperation in manufacturing some vaccines of the French pharmaceutical group in the Southeast Asian country.

Providing free health check-ups and medicine to workers. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, IOM foster cooperation in improving migrants’ health

The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on September 18 signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening cooperation in enhancing the health and quality of life of migrants, and supporting them in accessing national health systems and policies.

Doctor Jacques Ballout and a Vietnamese apprentice doctor. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese doctors impress French colleagues

Industriousness, enthusiasm, and smartness are the impressions that French doctors have had of their colleagues from the Vietnam – Sweden hospital in the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Uong Bi city, who are working at the Pierre Bérégovoy hospital, Nevers city of Nièvre province, under an apprenticeship programme.

Passengers at Noi Bai International Airport (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi tightens control, prevention of monkeypox

The Hanoi Department of Health has asked the city's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to coordinate with Noi Bai International Airport and relevant units to increase monitoring to promptly detect suspected monkeypox cases at the airport and border gates, especially those returning from countries where the disease is currently spreading.

A doctor gives a dental check-up to a child at the September 7 event in the Czech Republic. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese in Czech Republic join hands for community health

The network of Vietnamese intellectuals and experts, the Vietnamese youths and students association, and the group of Vietnamese doctors and physicians in the Czech Republic have coordinated to offer free health check-ups and consultancy to the Vietnamese community in the country.