ALL EMPLOYEES MUST BE TESTED UPON THE RESUMPTION OF PRODUCTION
This is a remarkable content specified in the Official Dispatch No. 8818/SYT-NVY dated November 25, 2021 of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City on organization of testing for SARS-CoV-2 in labor-employing establishments.
Accordingly, labor-employing establishments shall implement the pooled sample testing for 100% of their employees that return the establishments for working by rapid antigen test (with 3-5 samples per pool) or by RT-PCR technique (with 10-20 samples per pool).
Labor-employing establishments shall also carry out SARS-CoV-2 testing for their employees when the employees show any suspected symptoms as prescribed or there arises an epidemiological factor. Additionally, random testing with pooled samples by rapid antigen test or by RT-PCR technique must be implemented every week for 20% of their employees with high risk of COVID-19 infection in cases of Ho Chi Minh City with the pandemic at level-1 or level-2 risk.
Besides, for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or people who have recovered from COVID-19, testing is only required at epidemiological investigation requirement; for people subject to quarantine measure or medical monitoring and people who come from level-4 pandemic risk areas or areas subject to lockdown.
