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THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
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No. 11042/BYT-DP
On changing COVID-19 case definition
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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Hanoi, December 29, 2021
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To:
- Directors of Departments of Health of provinces and centrally run cities;
- Heads of units affiliated to the Ministry of Health.
Currently, the COVID-19 development remains complicated in many countries and territories with fast-spreading and dangerous variants such as Delta and Omicron. In Vietnam, the pandemic is basically put under control, however, the number of new confirmed cases is increasing in a number of provinces and cities; in order to proactively monitor, early detect new cases, and effectively manage COVID-19 cases according to local conditions and human resources, while the country is implementing the policy of safe adaptation to, flexible and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Health requests Directors of Departments of Health of provinces and centrally run cities, heads of units affiliated to the Ministry of Health to organize the surveillance of COVID-19 disease for the following subject groups:
