GOV’T ISSUES DECREE GUIDING IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW LAW ON FOREIGNERS’ ENTRY
The Government has issued Decree No. 75/2020/ND-CP on detailed implementation of a number of articles of the newly-amended Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Viet Nam.
VIETNAM STILL NOT OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS: PM
The national steering committee for Covid-19 infection prevention and control was asked to identify and quarantine new cases, while the Ministry of Health has to remain prepared for dire circumstances and provide local authorities with Covid-19 infection prevention and control guidance.
SINGAPORE EASES QUARANTINE REGULATIONS FOR SOME TRAVELERS FROM VIET NAM
Singapore has announced that selected incoming travelers entering Singapore from 23:59 on June 17 will not have to serve 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at Dedicated Facilities if they had remained in Viet Nam in the last 14 consecutive days prior to their entry.
COVID-19 PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN VIETNAM
9,226 people undergoing quarantine nationwide between March 17 and June 11, 2020.
GOV’T AGREES TO REOPEN KARAOKE PARLORS, DISCOS
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to resume services like karaoke parlors and discos as Viet Nam has gone nearly two months without new COVID-19 community infection.
COMMITTEE REVIEWS QUARANTINING OF FOREIGN ARRIVALS
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control, chaired a meeting of the committee in Hanoi on June 4 to discuss the country’s ongoing pandemic response.
LETTER FROM THE TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD (TAB) TO PM NGUYEN XUAN PHUC
The Tourism Advisory Board send their warmest compliments to you and your colleagues and congratulate you on the decision to reopen the domestic tourism sector. This is an essential step for the industry. However, this will not itself relieve the acute pain being felt, by the sector, without the safe opening to international visitors from those countries that are considered safe and with the confidence that visitors, from those particular countries, do not represent a health risk to our own citizens.
STEERING COMMITTEE: VN STILL CLOSES BORDERS TO FOREIGN TOURISTS DUE TO COVID-19
The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control agreed Thursday that Viet Nam should continue closing borders to foreign tourists at this time, as external COVID-19 transmission risks still remain.
