Dispatch No. 2789/BCD-VX dated August 20th, 2021 of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh city regarding strengthening of some measures for Covid-19 prevention and control

Under this Dispatch, from 0:00 of August 23rd, 2021, Ho Chi Minh city shall strictly implement the social distancing. To be specific:

- There are special working groups to regularly examine the practice of social distancing in communes with high risk (“orange zone”) and very high risk (“red zone);

- Road users shall be subject to the strict examination in terms of reasons of their movement;

- 100% households in “red zones” shall be tested for Covid-19;

- Establishment of 400 more mobile medical stations to support the treatment of F0 cases at home

With regard to operation of enterprises, from the above-mentioned time point, enterprises may only keep operating if the requirements in Plan No. 2715/KH-BCD dated August 15th, 2021 are satisfied - in other words, they have to register and apply one of the following 4 options:

(1) Option 1: Continue applying the "3 on the spot" option (working, eating and resting on the site) or “closed 3 on the spot" option (working, eating and resting on the site according to working shift);

(2) Option 2: Continue applying the mode “1 route – 2 destinations” or “expanded 1 route – 2 destinations” (it is allowable organizing many concentrated accommodations in many locations);

(3) Option 3: Apply the four green solution, including green workers, green production areas, green accommodations and green routes. Accordingly, green workers can travel with their private means of transport between green production zones and green accommodations in accordance with green routes;

(4) Option 4: Combination of the aforesaid options.