HEALTH MINISTRY ALLOWS COVID PATIENTS TO DITCH QUARANTINE
The health ministry said Covid-19 patients may go outside, but they must wear masks and keep a distance from others.
In a new guideline to manage Covid-19 at home issued Monday, the Ministry of Health said Covid-19 cases should try not to leave quarantine and go outside, but if they have to, masks and social distancing are required to prevent infection.
VIETNAM TO REOPEN FOR FOREIGN TRAVELLERS FROM MARCH 15
The government has agreed to reopen inbound and outbound tourism from March 15 under new normal conditions.
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS TO VIETNAM SURGE IN FIRST TWO MONTHS
Vietnam welcomed 49,200 foreign tourists in the first two months of 2022, representing a year-on-year surge of 71.7 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
INT’L AIR ROUTES TO 20 COUNTRIES, TERRITORIES REOPENED
Vietnam has so far reopened air routes to 20 countries and territories, compared to 28 in 2019.
QUANG NINH AIMS TO HOST SOME 9.5 MILLION TOURISTS IN 2022
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is determined to quickly and sustainably recover the local tourism this year by welcoming between 9.5 million to 10 million visitors, including 1.5 million foreigners.
AIR LINKS BETWEEN VIET NAM AND 19 COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES HAVE REOPENED SINCE PILOT FLIGHT RESUMPTION
A total of 19 flight routes between Việt Nam and other countries have resumed operations since the pilot programme to bring back international flights starting from the beginning of 2022, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV).
FOREIGN TOURISTS COULD SOON ENJOY VISA EXEMPTIONS AGAIN
If this proposal is approved, the visa policy could return to the status applied before 2020. Accordingly, people from 24 countries and territories could again enjoy visa waiver programmes, as well as e-visa for citizens from 46 other countries and territories.
RESTRICTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO BE REMOVED FROM FEBRUARY 15
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) to issue a Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) on the lifting of all restrictions on international flights from February 15, returning to the normal situation as before the outbreak of COVID-19.
