Ministry proposes no centralized quarantine for passengers from Omicron-hit countries

Foreign visitors at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, March 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Kieu Duong

The Transport Ministry has recommended that the country imposes no mandatory quarantine for visitors arriving from Omicron-hit countries, because it would make the resumption of international flights impossible.

The government had announced Monday that everyone coming from countries and territories where the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected would have to undergo centralized quarantine regardless of their vaccination or recovery status.

In a proposal submitted to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Wednesday, the ministry said the requirement would prevent passengers from flying to Vietnam, as no one would want to undergo centralized quarantine on arrival.

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