A sense of caution tempers the excitement as stakeholders prepare for the full resumption of international tourism on March 15. Will Viet Nam’s quarantine rules prove a deterrent?

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has proposed that foreign travelers to Vietnam have negative PCR testing results and should not leave their accommodations for 72 hours after entry.

With negative COVID-19 tests, fully vaccinated foreign tourists may freely travel in Vietnam after only one day of isolation following entry, according to the Ministry of Health’s proposed regulations.

International sport delegations and reporters attending the 31st Southeast Asian Games will not be quarantined even if COVID-19 cases are found, the organising committee said at a press conference on February 28.

Compared with many countries, regulations on Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control for people entering Vietnam are considered open and favorable for economic recovery.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Tourism (DoT) on February 18 publicised a list of hotels eligible to welcome foreign tourists arriving in the city in the coming time.

The government of Thanh Phong commune in Nhu Xuan district in the central province of Thanh Hoa set up tents to isolate people who have returned home from other provinces to celebrate Lunar New Year 2022 (Tet).

Immigrants entering Vietnam for fewer than 14 days will not be put under quarantine, according to the latest decision by the Ministry of Health which took effect from December 24. 

Individuals who return from foreign countries have to display vaccination certificate, certificate of recovery from Covid-19 and other essential documents in accordance with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘ guidance.

The capital city has recently introduced a seven-day quarantine policy for passengers arriving on flights from HCM City.

The Hanoi People’s Committee on October 11 issued Document No.3487/UBND-DT on the pilot resumption of regular domestic flights to and from the capital city.

A few days ago, Chien Nguyen took a commercial flight from the US to Vietnam with transit in South Korea.

Just 12 days after testing positive for the coronavirus, Tran Tuan Thanh and Dinh Thi My Thu recovered and were discharged from hospital.

In the new situation, social distancing may cover almost the whole country, affecting tens of millions of people and hundreds of thousands of businesses, and the supply chain of the whole country or at least a large economic area will be broken.

The gradual opening of international routes and the pilot opening of some tourist sites for foreign tourists are among important solutions in efforts to save the aviation, tourism, hotel and service industries.

In the current context, the hotel-hospital model helps authorities to reduce the pressure on hospital beds, and private hospitals can join hands with the health sector to participate in the fight against the epidemic.

HCMC has officially allowed F1 cases to quarantine at home since July 17. The new policy is implemented with modern technologies.

Many hotel owners in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday said that the number of booked hotel rooms has increased from 10 percent to 20 percent.

The number of Covid-19 cases has been increasing over the last 40 days. Quarantine zones have become overloaded, while field hospitals have had few beds for patients.