INCOMING TRAVELLERS REQUIRED TO PAY CONCENTRATED QUARANTINE FEE
People who enter Viet Nam and are subject to concentrated quarantine shall have to pay VND120 (US$5.2) per day, according to a proposal on quarantine fees approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
HCMC DOUBLES NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS FOR COVID-19 QUARANTINE
Seventeen more hotels in HCMC have been designated as paid quarantine facilities, taking the total number to 25 and doubling the number of rooms available to over 2,300.
GOV’T APPROVES RESUMPTION OF SIX INT’L AIR ROUTES
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has approved the Ministry of Transport’s proposal on resuming international commercial flights to six destinations, the Government Office announced Tuesday.
HANOI ALLOWS 8 HOTELS TO PROVIDE QUARANTINE SERVICES FOR FOREIGNERS
The Hanoi People’s Committee has permitted eight hotels to quarantine foreigners when they enter Vietnam in order to prevent COVID-19 spread.
HCMC REOPENS BARS, DANCE CLUBS AS CORONAVIRUS PUT UNDER CONTROL
HCMC authorities allowed 180 bars and dance clubs to resume operations from 6 p.m. Monday after over a month of closure to curb the second Covid-19 wave.
AVIATION AGENCY UNVEILS DETAILED PLANS FOR FLIGHT RESUMPTION TO 6 ASIAN DESTINATIONS
Dinh Viet Thang, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV), said the Ministry of Transport and other relevant agencies will submit the plans on Thursday to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, asking for flights to be reconnected to Guangzhou, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Cambodia and Laos.
INCOMING TRAVELLERS ARE TO PAY FOR COVID-19 QUARANTINE COSTS SINCE SEPTEMBER
All arrivals to Viet Nam shall have to pay for COVID-19 quarantine costs since September 1, 2020, according to Notice No. 313/TB-VPCP on conclusion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc after a recent meeting on COVID-19 response.
FOREIGN INVESTORS COULD GET EASIER ENTRY TO VIETNAM
Building plans to ensure the safety of each flight and allowing easier entry for foreign investors was a key point at an August 29 meeting of the Standing Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
