Hai Duong People’s Committee assigned the departments and relevant authorities to inform enterprises and organisations of the new rule.

Foreign employees who enter the province before August 1 will still be able to go into isolation as per the regulations. They will also be allowed to register to isolate at hotels and resorts outside the province.

This decision was issued on July 26 after the province has reported a new COVID-19 case after going 47 days without an infection.

Hai Duong has 14 established industrial zones. 11 of these, covering 1,732 hectares of area, have had their infrastructure completed with an average occupancy rate of 82 per cent.

The province is a manufacturing hub for numerous groups, including An Phat Holdings, Ford Hai Duong, printing machine manufacturer Brother Industries (Vietnam), Sumidenso Vietnam, and Hyundai Kefico Vietnam.