VOV.VN - The emergence of the first Omicron case and the inconsistent quarantine policies in place in several localities are impacting Vietnam’s pilot scheme to resume regular international commercial flights to major destinations worldwide.
VOV.VN - After a month of piloting a scheme aimed at welcoming back international arrivals, few foreign tourists have chosen to visit Vietnam, saying strict quarantine regulations and cumbersome immigration procedures are to blame.
VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to reopen regular international flights in two phases, with the first connecting the country to nine markets, said Vo Huy Cuong, deputy head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam at a seminar on December 16 to seek solutions for the reopening of international routes.
VOV.VN - People wishing to enter Vietnam will be quarantined at home, a hotel, or other forms of accommodations for three days in the event that they have already been fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19.
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has sent a petition to the Prime Minister proposing the amendment of regulations on quarantine for aquatic products used for food.
VOV.VN - The Health Ministry on December 12 confirmed a further 14,638 positive COVID cases across 58 localities, with Hanoi capital recording 980 fresh cases, just behind Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s biggest coronavirus epicenter at 1,216.
VOV.VN - Foreign nationals wishing to enter the country will no longer be required to undergo a period of concentrated quarantine, providing that they have already received full doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and have a negative COVID-19 test.
VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has requested that the Ministry of Transport (MoT) suspend all flights, including relief flights, both to and from 10 African countries over concerns about the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Health allowing it to cut short the concentrated quarantine time for F0 cases to seven days.
VOV.VN - The capital is set to allow F0 and F1 cases to quarantine at home in an effort to ease pressure placed on concentrated isolation facilities and reduce the risk of cross-infection occurring at concentrated quarantine centres.