Tightened entry restrictions for foreign tourists no longer necessary

Foreign tourists at a beer shop at the intersection of Hanoi's Ta Hien and Luong Ngoc Quyen streets, 2019. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

With the number of daily Covid cases in Vietnam increasing rapidly, tightening entry rules for foreign arrivals "is no longer essential," Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son said.

"At a time when the health ministry proposed tightening entry restrictions for foreign tourists, the number of daily infections in Vietnam was not too high," Son told VnExpress, mentioning his ministry's response to a draft plan prepared by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on reopening international tourism from March 15.

On March 2, the health ministry proposed foreign tourists self-isolate for three days after arriving in Vietnam and be tested two to three times during this period. It also suggested that unvaccinated children be self-isolated for seven days and tested daily.

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