Passengers wait to do immigration procedures at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has proposed to temporarily suspend COVID-19 test requirements for passengers entering Việt Nam by air. Director of the ministry’s Preventive Medicine Department Phan Trọng Lân …
Read More »Foreign tourists can travel freely in Việt Nam with negative COVID-19 tests
Foreign tourists visit the Temple of Literature in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Tùng HÀ NỘI — With negative COVID-19 tests, fully vaccinated foreign tourists may freely travel in Việt Nam after only one day of isolation following entry, according to the Ministry of Health’s proposed regulations. …
Read More »Health ministry issues new price cap on COVID-19 testing
A medical worker takes samples for COVID-19 testing in the northern province of Tuyên Quang. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Quang Cường HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has issued new guidelines on the cost of testing for SAR-CoV-2, which comes into effect on Monday. The document sets out the …
Read More »COVID-19 field hospital in HCM City busier as Tết holiday nears
During lunch time, medical workers and volunteers at HCM City’s Field Hospital 12 are still working. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Đan Phương HCM CITY — Air passengers arriving at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airport that test positive for COVID-19 are immediately taken to field hospital No 12, as …
Read More »No change on mandatory rapid COVID-19 testing for air passengers from countries with Omicron
Air passengers take rapid COVID-19 tests at Nội Bài International Airport. — Photo courtesy of Hà Nội Health Department HÀ NỘI — The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has asked agencies to continue conducting rapid testing for all air passengers upon entry to Việt Nam, who are from or …
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