Conditions for F1 to be quarantined at home

According to the Ministry of Health's instructions, local authorities are responsible for closely monitoring, supervising, and organizing sample collection for quarantined people according to regulations. The People's Committees of communes and wards only allow home quarantine after checking and confirming that the quarantine conditions are met and strictly supervising the implementation of home quarantine. The Center for Disease Control or the designated unit organizesSARS-COV-2 testfor quarantined people

Teachers will be reinforced to support checkpoints where residential areas must be quarantined due to Covid-19 patients. Photo: MH

F1 must have individual housing

The required facilities and equipment for F1 home isolation are individual houses (villas, townhouses and independent houses). In front of the house, there is a red background, yellow lettering warning sign: "Medical isolation location for prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic". In addition, there must be a roomisolationprivate, closed and separate from the family's common living area. If the house has many floors, use a separate floor for medical isolation.

Next to the medical isolation room, there must be a separate room for medical staff to conduct examinations, collect samples, and monitor health (arrange tables and chairs, hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol, infectious waste bins, and household waste bins).

Isolation rooms must meet the following requirements:

+ Must be self-contained, have private toilets and bathrooms, have enough personal hygiene items, hand soap, clean water, hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol (hereinafter referred to as hand sanitizer). Have personal body temperature measuring device in the room.

+ In the isolation room, there is a yellow waste bin with a lid, opened by foot, lined with a yellow bag containing infectious waste (masks, towels, tissues), labeled "Waste at risk of containing SARS-CoV-2" (referred to as infectious waste bin); a household waste bin with a lid, opened by foot and lined with a blue bag (referred to as household waste bin).

+ Do not use central air conditioning. You can use separate air conditioning. Ensure good ventilation, it is best to open windows regularly.

+ There is a washing machine or bucket, basin for people in quarantine to wash their own clothes.

+ Have a broom, mop, rag, two buckets and disinfectant solution or regular detergent for the quarantined person to clean and disinfect the room themselves. The quarantine room must be cleaned and disinfected daily.

At the same time, it is necessary to fully equip personal protective equipment to prevent infection (medical masks, medical gloves, shoes, goggles, clothing) for family members to use when they are required to come into close contact with the quarantined person.

In addition, a table must be set up in front of the isolation room door to provide separate meals, drinks and other necessities for the isolated person. It is strictly forbidden to take the isolated person's belongings and items out of the house.

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12 years oldRequirements for F1 self-isolation

- People in home quarantine must strictly comply with the regulations and time of home quarantine; have a commitment to the local authorities.

- Do not leave the isolation room during the isolation period, do not contact with family members or other people. Do not contact with pets.

- Separate meals are provided.

- Always follow the 5K message and epidemic prevention measures as prescribed.

- Install, enable and declare daily health on VHD or Bluezone application during the quarantine period.

- Measure your own body temperature, monitor your health and update daily on the VHD or Bluezone app. If you do not have a smartphone, you must notify medical staff daily via the provided phone number. Especially when you have suspicious symptoms such as cough, fever, sore throat, or difficulty breathing, you must update immediately on the VHD or Bluezone app and notify medical staff immediately. In case you cannot measure your own body temperature, medical staff or caregivers and support staff (if any) will measure the quarantined person.

- Do not share personal items such as bowls, chopsticks, spoons, cups, toothbrushes, and towels with others.

- Self-implement daily cleaning and disinfection measures at home according to instructions.

- Every day, put masks, towels, and tissues in a waste bag, then spray 70-degree alcohol to disinfect and tie the bag tightly, then put it in the infectious waste bin in the quarantined person's room.

- Regular waste is put into the household waste bin, the bag is tied tightly and placed in front of the room door for daily collection.

- After the quarantine period ends, you must continue to self-monitor your health at home according to regulations.

- Must be tested for SARS-CoV-2 at least 5 times on days 1, 7, 14, 20 and 28 from the start of quarantine.

Requirements for housemates

For people living in the same house, they must strictly follow the instructions and make a commitment to the local authorities, immediately notify medical staff when the quarantined person leaves the house without permission or has suspected symptoms of the disease such as cough, fever, sore throat, difficulty breathing. Collect the daily household waste of the quarantined person. Do not allow others into the house during the entire period of medical quarantine (except for people living in the same house, medical staff and people with the authority to supervise medical quarantine)...

Household members are also tested for SARS-CoV-2 five times on days 1, 7, 14, 20, and 28 from the time the quarantined person started quarantine.