Vietnam scraps quarantine requirement for all international travellers

Vietnam announced scrapping of the quarantine requirement for all international travellers on Wednesday. This move comes as it seeks to restart its tourism industry after two years of restrictions put into place due to the COVID pandemic.

Revealing more details on this, the country’s Ministry of Health issued a statement stating that the only requirement for visitors now will be providing proof of a negative COVID test report. If reports are to go by, Vietnam’s tourism sector was estimated up to USD 32 billion a year before the pandemic, which came to a standstill due to restrictions during the pandemic.
As the country started taking tiny steps in easing travel restrictions, reports suggest that visitors are also trickling back since November to holiday at resorts, under the bubble arrangements. Meanwhile, Vietnam also announced the resumption of the 15 days' visa-free travel for travellers from 13 countries, i.e., France, Germany, Italy, Britain, Spain, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Belarus.

Reportedly, Vietnam is still reporting nearly two lakh new COVID cases a day, however, the Health Ministry is of the view that the situation is under control, and added hospitalisation and death rates are low.
As per the Health Ministry, this is majorly because of the high vaccination rate, with around 98 per cent of its adults fully inoculated till date. Further, the country is making all efforts to roll out booster jabs, while preparing to vaccinate teenagers and children.