By this document, the Ministry of Health advises the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, and People’s Committees of provinces and cities to take the following regulatory actions:
- With regard to foreigners currently living and working in Vietnam, or Vietnamese persons demanding cross-border exit and wishing to obtain the Certificate of non-positive for SARSCoV-2:
+ Requesting diplomatic missions or United Nations-controlled organizations in Vietnam, organizations or units sending Vietnamese workers or students abroad to compile the detailed lists;
+ Sending these lists to the offices of the National Steering Committee for prevention and control of COVID-19 disease (controlled by Ministry of Health) or Steering Committees for prevention and control of COVID-19 disease in provinces and cities (controlled by Departments of Health) for their review and instructions on how to conduct these tests.
- Laboratories or testing facilities or centers conduct these tests and grant Certificates of non-positive for SARS-CoV-2 to requesting individuals and organizations;
Upon receipt of positive test results, actions like medical quarantine or isolation, patient monitoring and reporting of the positive cases to competent authorities must be promptly taken as a basis for implementation of further disease control measures prescribed by law.
For more details, please read the Official Dispatch No. 4847/BYT-DP issued on September 11, 2020.
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