Travel firms and tourism experts have suggested making COVID-19 insurance compulsory for all inbound and outbound travellers as one of the key requirements to welcome foreigners back to Vietnam.
VOV.VN - Da Nang City's Department of Tourism has selected a total of 10 travel agencies who can receive international arrivals in the near future, providing that the Government gives the go ahead to welcome travelers who have vaccine passports.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) suggested that Vietnam first accept three groups of people with proof of vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
VOV.VN - Passengers with a "vaccine passport" and a negative PCR test result for COVID-19 will be permitted to enter the country and have their concentrated quarantine period reduced, according to scheme put forward by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
VOV.VN -Vietnam is preparing a report for the Government to detail the possibility of implementing vaccine passports, a certificate which identifies individuals who have been inoculated against COVID-19), for the purpose of opening up the local travel sector.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has submitted a plan on the reopening of international flights in three stages to the Ministry of Transport.
VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged relevant ministries and agencies to soon examine and introduce a "vaccine passport" mechanism in order to promote trade and investment.
VOV.VN - Amid public concerns regarding the feasibility of a vaccine passport, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, director of National Lung Diseases Hospital, has suggested that such a model could be trialed on a pilot basis before it is put into wider use.
The aviation association has proposed to join the IATA Travel Pass Initiative to revive tourism and aviation industries.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health recorded no fresh COVID-19 case on March 21, with the overall number of infections standing at 2,572, including a total of 908 domestic cases detected since the resurgence of the virus in late January.