HCMC wants international air services restarted to get foreign tourists

Passengers wait to be tested for Covid-19 at HCMC's Tan Son Nhat Airport in May 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa

HCMC wants the government to allow the resumption of international flights this month to enable foreign tourists to visit.

In a proposal they submitted to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Wednesday, city authorities said the Covid-19 pandemic is basically under control with high vaccination rates, and with the healthcare system now experienced in handling unexpected surges, local media reported.

There are 61 hotels used as paid quarantine facilities with over 6,000 beds and six military-run isolation facilities with over 2,300 beds.

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