Vietnam shortened the quarantine time after the one-month trial in July in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Vietnam’s top leaders have warned local authorities of the worse-case scenario in the face that the southern region is grappling with Covid-19.

Shortening quarantine time is part of efforts to ease burden of centralized facilities and facilitate economic activities.

Two quarantine options are barrack squares and hotels.

Bac Giang remains the epicenter with one third of total infections confirmed in Vietnam since early 2020.

Looking at ground reality, school closure does not mean children are quarantined all the time.

Vietnam said shorter quarantine will support its recovery plans.