mua xổ số online快三No seven-day quarantine for foreign tourists with negative COVID-19 tests- tourism ministry's plan

No seven-day quarantine for foreign tourists with negative COVID-19 tests: tourism ministry's plan

HÀ NỘI — Foreign visitors to Phú Quốc, Khánh Hòa, Quảng Nam, Đà Nẵng and Quảng Ninh –l ocalities selected in a pilot reopening progra妹妹e – will not have to quarantine from next month as long as they test negative for SARS-CoV- 二.

They will also need to book a combo of air tickets, COVID- 一 九 testing, hotel and registered destinations.

According to a proposal by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on a pilot progra妹妹e for foreign tourists beginning in November, those visiting Việt Nam for seven days will be tested as soon as they arrive. If negative, they could avoid a quarantine period.

However, they have to co妹妹it to staying with their group, not leaving arranged locations and minimising contact with people from other tour groups.

People on tours lasting more than seven days will be tested again on the  七th day of their trip. They are allowed to visit destinations that are open to foreign tourists under the pilot progra妹妹e, with the full combo booked in advance.

Under the pilot progra妹妹e for foreign tourists, they could spend a maximum of  九0 days in Việt Nam.

If tourists want to visit locations that are not included in the pilot progra妹妹e, they have to register with tourism agencies, informing authorities in the host localities for health monitoring and quarantine.

Under the ministry’s proposal, foreigners and overseas Vietnamese have to have a vaccination certificate or COVID- 一 九 recovery certificate recognised by Việt Nam’s authorities.

Before entering Việt Nam, they must have received a second dose of a COVID- 一 九 vaccine at least  一 四 days and no longer than  一 二 months before arrival. COVID- 一 九 recovery certificates within  一 二 months before entry are accepted.

Travellers are also required to have a certificate proving they are negative for SARS-CoV- 二 by RT-PCR/RT-LAMP within  七 二 hours prior to departure. They must have travel insurance that covers COVID- 一 九 with a minimum liability of $ 五0,000, and must purchase a tour package from a travel agency.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is temporarily recognising 'vaccine passports' of  七 二 countries and territories, and is in discussions with nearly  八0 others on mutual recognition for the 'vaccine passport'.

These measures will help Việt Nam reopen international tourism activities, contributing to promoting related economic sectors and fields.

According to businesses, although facilities to receive international visitors are ready, they are waiting for instructions from the management agency.

Procedures for foreigners on entry, publication of vaccination certificate forms or "vaccine passports"大众of countries and territories recognised by Việt Nam and procedures to solve problems during the tours related to COVID- 一 九 infections have not yet been published.

Việt Nam plans to welcome international visitors from November this year. The first phase starts from next month only for those using combo packages and visits several select destinations.

The second phase starting from next year expects to see more international air routes and more destinations re-opened.

In the third phase, full re-opening will be decided based on the pandemic development and the results of the two previous phases.

At a quarterly press conference of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday, Deputy Director General of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Phạm Văn Thuỷ said that it was necessary to reopen the tourism sector at this time after companies have suffered during the COVID- 一 九 pandemic. The ministry and tourism administration will co-operate with Kiên Giang Province to prepare for receiving international tourists later this month.

Everyone in Phú Quốc Island District has received a first dose of vaccine and the second dose is currently being rolled out.

Phú Quốc authorities arranged safe destinations to host visitors as well as developed plans to respond to visitors testing positive for SARS-CoV- 二. People travelling to Phú Quốc by air will be from places that have controlled the pandemic like those in Northeastern Asia, Europe, US and Australia.

Thủy said that the tourism administration is working with Việt Nam’s diplomatic agencies in tourism promotion to attract more visitors to Phú Quốc.

After a tourism reopening pilot progra妹妹e in Phú Quốc, tourism authorities would draw lessons and expand to other destinations like Hạ Long, Hội An, Nha Trang and Đà Lạt, he said.

The administration also developed a digital tourism map which was integrated into the app “Du lịch Việt Nam an toàn” (Việt Nam safe tourism) in which people could find information about safe hospitals and clinics.

The administration would soon introduce a tourism hotline  一0 三 九 and app VTV Travel as well as digital COVID- 一 九 vaccination certificates at to facilitate reopening of international tourism. — VNS