Decision No. 1242/QD-BYT dated May 18th, 2022 of the Ministry of Health guidelines on post Covid-19 rehablitation and self-management of related illnesses

This document includes guidelines on post COVID-19 rehabilitation and self-management of related illnesses, to be specific:

- “Warning sign”. When to contact a health worker for emergency aid;

- Managing breathlessness;

- Exercising;

- Conserving energy and managing fatigue;

- Managing problems with your voice;

- Managing problems relating to swallowing;

- Nutrition and problems relating to sense of smell and sense of taste;

- Managing problems with attention, memory, and thinking clearly;

- Managing problems with stress, mood, depression, and sleep;

- Managing pain;

- Returning to work;

- Symptom diary.

Accordingly, you must immediately contact health workers during post COVID-19 recovery when you have difficulty breathing when performing light activities; you fee chest pain, fast heart rate, or dizziness in some positions or throughout the exercise or physical activities; you feel changes to feeing and motion on your face or limb(s), etc.

This Decision takes effect from the date of its signing.