Cut quarantine period for international passengers, experts suggest

Foreigners arrive at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, March 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Ba Do

Aviation and medical experts say the seven-day quarantine for foreign passengers entering Vietnam on commercial flights is too long and being over cautious would hinder tourism revival.

The Ministry of Transport is seeking approval from the government to resume international commercial flights from next January to 15 countries and territories that have high Covid-19 vaccination rates. Under its plan, fully vaccinated passengers would have to undergo seven-day quarantine at paid facilities upon arrival.

At a Wednesday seminar on resuming international flights, Vo Huy Cuong, deputy head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, said that the Ministry of Health has stipulated that foreign passengers who have been fully vaccinated need to be isolated for seven days upon entering the country; therefore, aviation authorities have developed an international flight resumption plan based on this guideline.

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