HANOI PEOPLE’S THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF

COMMITTEE VIETNAM
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 17403/SYT-NVY Hanoi, October 21, 2021
On interim guidance on measures
applied for those from other
localities to Hanoi

To:

- Hanoi Center for Disease Control;

- Public and non-public medical examination and
treatment establishments;
- Health centers of districts, towns.

Implementing the Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP dated October 11, 2021 of

the Government; Decision No. 4800/QD-BYT dated October 12, 2021 of the
Ministry of Health; Directive No. 08-CT/TU dated October 14, 2021 of the
Standing Committee of the City Party Committee on strengthening the
leadership and direction of implementation of “safe and flexible adaptation and
effective control over the COVID-19 pandemic in Hanoi” in Hanoi; and the
Official Telegram No. 22/CD-UBND dated October 20, 2021 of the City
People's Committee on implementation of temporary measures for “safe and
flexible adaptation and effective control over the COVID-19 pandemic in the
province” in the City. The Department of Health requires the implementation as
follows:
1. For people from other localities to Hanoi
1.1. People from other localities to Hanoi shall be not required to present
results of the test for SARS-CoV-2.
Not indicate testing for the citizens’ movements; testing is only required
for those who come from level-4 pandemic risk areas or blockage areas and
suspected cases or those who come from level-3 pandemic risk areas and are
subject to epidemiological investigation requirement.
1.2. Adjustment of the monitoring/quarantine applied to people from
other localities to Hanoi:
1.2.1. For people from provinces and centrally-run cities, from localities
with the pandemic at very high risk (level 4 - labeled red) or blockade areas, the
following regulations must be applied:
a) For people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a green
card shown on the electronic health record or a certificate of having received
full doses of COVID-19 vaccine issued by the competent authority after at least
14 days from the date of receiving the last dose, or people who have recovered
from COVID-19 no more than 06 months up to the time of arrival to Hanoi
(possessing a hospital discharge paper or certificate of recovery from COVID-
19): They shall self-monitor their health status at home or accommodations
within 07 days and be tested by RT-PCR method once on the first day upon
arrival to Hanoi.
b) For people not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (possessing a
yellow card shown on the electronic health record or a certificate of having
received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine issued by the competent authority): They
shall be quarantined at home or accommodations for 07 days, continue to self-
monitor their health status at home or accommodations for the next 07 days and
always comply with the 5K Messages; they shall be tested by RT-PCR method
twice on the first and the seventh days from the date of arrival to Hanoi.
c) For unvaccinated people: They shall be quarantined at home or
accommodations for 14 days from the date of arrival to Hanoi, continue to self-
monitor their health status for the next 14 days; they shall be tested for SAR-
COV-2 by RT-PCR method three times, on the first, seventh, and fourteenth
days from the date of arrival to Hanoi.
Immediately upon arrival to Hanoi, all the above-mentioned people must
make health declaration, notify and make commitment to the local authority;
during the period of home quarantine and self-monitoring of health status, they
must always comply with the 5K Messages; and promptly notify local health
agencies for taking samples for testing and carrying out pandemic prevention
and control measures when showing any suspected symptoms such as cough,
fever, sore throat, loss or reduction of taste, smell, etc.
1.2.2. For people from provinces and centrally-run cities, from localities
with the pandemic at high risk (level 3 - labeled orange), the following
regulations must be applied:
a) For people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a green
card shown on the electronic health record or a certificate of having received
full doses of COVID-19 vaccine issued by the competent authority after at least
14 days from the date of receiving the last dose, or people who have recovered
from COVID-19 no more than 06 months up to the time of arrival to Hanoi
(possessing a hospital discharge paper or certificate of recovery from COVID-
19): They shall self-monitor their health status at home or accommodations
within 07 days from the date of arrival to Hanoi.
b) For people not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or unvaccinated
people: They shall self-monitor their health status at home or accommodations
within 14 days.
Immediately upon arrival to Hanoi, all the above-mentioned people must
make health declaration, notify and make commitment to the local authority that
during the period of self-monitoring of health status, they must always comply
with the 5K Messages; and promptly notify local health agencies for taking
samples for testing and carrying out pandemic prevention and control measures
when showing any suspected symptoms such as cough, fever, sore throat, loss
or reduction of taste, smell, etc.
Testing is required for suspected cases or those who come from level-3
pandemic risk areas and are subject to epidemiological investigation
requirement.
1.23. For people from provinces and centrally-run cities, from localities
with the pandemic at medium risk (level 2 - labeled yellow), the following
regulations must be applied:
a) For people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a green
card shown on the electronic health record or a certificate of having received
full doses of COVID-19 vaccine issued by the competent authority after at least
14 days from the date of receiving the last dose, or people who have recovered
from COVID-19 no more than 06 months up to the time of arrival to Hanoi
(possessing a hospital discharge paper or certificate of recovery from COVID-
19): They must not be quarantined or tested.
b) For unvaccinated people or people not fully vaccinated against
COVID-19: They shall self-monitor their health status within 14 days.
Immediately upon arrival to Hanoi, all the above-mentioned people must
make health declaration, notify and make commitment to the local authority;
during the period of self-monitoring of health status, they must always comply
with the 5K Messages; and promptly notify local health agencies for taking
samples for testing and carrying out pandemic prevention and control measures
when showing any suspected symptoms such as cough, fever, sore throat, loss
or reduction of taste, smell, etc.
1.2.4. For people from provinces and centrally-run cities, from localities
with the pandemic at low risk (level 1 - labeled green), the following regulations
must be applied:
a) For people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a green
card shown on the electronic health record or a certificate of having received
full doses of COVID-19 vaccine issued by the competent authority after at least
14 days from the date of receiving the last dose, or people who have recovered
from COVID-19 no more than 06 months up to the time of arrival to Hanoi
(possessing a hospital discharge paper or certificate of recovery from COVID-
19): They must not be quarantined or tested.
b) For unvaccinated people or people not fully vaccinated against
COVID-19: They shall self-monitor their health status within 07 days.
Immediately upon arrival to Hanoi, all the above-mentioned people must
make health declaration, notify and make commitment to the local authority;
during the period of self-monitoring of health status, they must always comply
with the 5K Messages; and promptly notify local health agencies for taking
samples for testing and carrying out pandemic prevention and control measures
when showing any suspected symptoms such as cough, fever, sore throat, loss
or reduction of taste, smell, etc.
 2. People moving through Hanoi
They must not be quarantined and tested; upon moving through Hanoi,
they must fully comply with regulations on pandemic prevention and control as
guided by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Transport and must not stop in
the City, except for force majeure.
3. Task assignment
3.1. Hanoi Center for Disease Control.
Give professional guidance to units and localities in the City to apply and
implement measures for medical monitoring, pandemic prevention and control
for people from pandemic-hit areas and other localities to Hanoi.
3.2. Public and non-public medical examination and treatment
establishments.
To strengthen the work of safe hospitals and safe clinics for COVID-19
prevention and control in accordance with the guidance of the Ministry of
Health; pay attention to those from other localities to Hanoi for medical
examination and treatment in order to implement pandemic prevention and
control measures according to regulations.
3.3. Health centers of districts, towns.
- To direct health stations of communes, wards and townships to advise
People's Committees of communes, wards and townships to strictly manage
those from pandemic-hit areas, take samples for testing, quarantine them and
monitor their health according to regulations of the Ministry of Health.
- To organize the vaccination against COVID-19 for people from other
localities to Hanoi in case they have not been vaccinated; or have received the
first dose and eligible to get the second dose.
People's Committees of districts, towns are required to: Direct Health
Centers, Health Divisions, People's Committees of communes, wards,
townships and relevant units to perform testing, quarantine, management, strict
supervision, medical monitoring and implementation of pandemic prevention
and control measures for people from pandemic-hit areas and other localities to
Hanoi according to the above guidance.
The Department of Health requests units to coordinate in the
implementation of this Official Dispatch./.
 FOR THE DIRECTOR
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Vu Cao Cuong