ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses two issues: first, whether there has been a paradigm shift in the legal and political responses of the Vietnamese government during the different waves of the Covid-19 pandemic;and, second, whether the enjoyment of civil liberties in Viet Nam have been adversely affected as a the result of the measures put into place by the Vietnamese authorities to combat the Covid-19 virus. It provides an overview of the legal framework in combating infectious diseases in Viet Nam, including the 2013 Constitution, the 2007 Law on prevention and control of infectious diseases, the Criminal Code 2015, related governmental decrees, and administrative documents. The chapter focuses on the measures implemented by the Vietnamese government to address the Covid-19 pandemic, such as the tracking and tracing system and the rules on mandatory quarantine and social distancing measures. © 2023 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.