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./.
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