Directive 16/CT-TTg (Mar. 31, 2020): nationwide social distancing Apr. 1-15, 2020; Ho Chi Minh City under Directive 16 from July 9, 2021; sixteen southern localities under Directive 16 from July 18-19, 2021; factories required to house workers on site ('three on-site') from July 2021; restrictions eased Oct. 1, 2021

The record

Jurisdiction

Vietnam

Level

Foreign government

Authority

Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (2007); Prime Minister's directives

Issued

2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020

Effective

2020-04-01 (Directive 16, 15 days); 2021-07-09 (HCMC); 2021-07-18 (southern provinces) (read as 2020-04-01)

End

2020-04-22 (nationwide distancing, most provinces); 2021-09-30 (HCMC and southern lockdowns; eased Oct. 1, 2021) (read as 2020-04-22)

In force

Apr. 1, 2020 to Apr. 22, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chain

Addressees

• all persons in Vietnam
• non-essential businesses
• factories (on-site accommodation requirement)

Functions reached

• SC footwear, apparel, furniture and electronics imports
• DS U.S. retailers' fall 2021 inventory

Collection

Foreign governments' orders (context) FOR

Operative words

Tracker: 'Vietnam on April 1 implemented strict social distancing rules nationwide for 15 days'; 'Ho Chi Minh City will impose another 15 days of social distancing under the stricter Directive 16 measures from July 9'; 'Factories in the hi-tech park are now required to allow workers to stay within the premises to operate' (July 28, 2021); '16 southern localities including the Mekong Delta region have been placed under strict social distancing measures under Directive 16 from July 18 for two weeks'; 'Ho Chi Minh City eased curbs and social distancing measures from October 1.'

Enforcement

Notes