INCREASE THE COVID-19 PREVENTION ALLOWANCE TO VND 450,000/PERSON/DAY
The Resolution No. 145/NQ-CP adjusting, amending and supplementing some regimes and policies in COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control is promulgated on November 19, 2021 by the Government.
Specifically, persons who directly examine, diagnose, treat and care for the COVID-19 cases and suspected cases in the facilities receiving and treating COVID-19 patients, except for persons carrying out epidemiological surveillance, medical surveillance, treatment surveillance of COVID-19 patients at health stations of communes, wards and townships (including mobile health stations and groups), shall be entitled to the pandemic prevention and control allowance of VND 450,000/person/day instead of VND 300,000/person/day as in previous regulation.
Students of universities, colleges, and technical schools in the health sector, persons with medical professions not enjoying salary from the budget, who are mobilized or voluntarily participate in COVID-19 prevention and control at the facilities receiving and treating COVID-19 patients shall be entitled to one of the allowances as for health staff; and concurrently be entitled to the meal rate of VND 80,000/person/day; expenses for daily living needs of VND 40,000/person/day.
The specific allowance of VND 12,000/injection (not exceeding VND 240,000/person/day) shall be applied to the entire injection team when implementing vaccination against COVID-19 in the free vaccination program, etc.
This Resolution takes effect on the signing date.
