SUPPORT FOR QUARANTINE COSTS FOR VIETNAMESE CITIZENS RETURNING HOME BY LAND
On May 06, 2021, the Government issues the Resolution No. 48/NQ-CP on the Government’s Regular Meeting on April 2021.
Accordingly, the Government requests to strict implement the instructions of the Party Secretariat and Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control with the spirit of "Fighting the pandemic like fighting against the enemy", continue to comply with the “5K+vaccine” principles and strengthen technological measures; utterly avoid being neglective, subjective, or unprepared, which could cause costly consequences. Concurrently, rectify and strengthen the application of technological measures in management, treatment, isolation, and quarantine, as well as post-quarantine medical surveillance.
Besides, the Ministry of Health shall assume the prime responsibility for directing and guiding agencies, units and localities to formulate plans to ensure human resources, medicines, medical equipment and means of medical examination and treatment to serve people according to different pandemic scenarios and situation; be readily prepared even for the worst-case scenario of up to 30,000 community infections. On the other hand, the Ministry of Health must strictly and proactively take steps to ensure Vietnam could obtain vaccines and get as many people vaccinated as soon as possible; expand access to vaccine supply sources and rapid testing technologies; speed up the injection of existing vaccines in a transparent and safe manner, and prevent vaccine loss due to expiration.
Especially, the Government agrees that Vietnamese citizens returning from neighboring countries by land shall receive support from the State budget to cover costs, for transportation from arrival sites to a concentrated quarantine facility, screening test for SARS-CoV-2; etc.
