Recently, the Ministry of Health has issued the latest official dispatch directing the suspension of the application of the Covid-19 declaration at all Vietnam's border gates for people entering from 00:00 on April 27, 2022.
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From April 27, all foreign entrants can enjoy hassle-free travel, especially for moving around Vietnam. Mask is not compulsory but just recommended for health safety.
VIETNAM ENTRY LATEST UPDATE:
- No requirement of Covid-19 testing for all arrivals from May 15.
- No requirement of medical declaration for all arivals from April 27.
In addition, continue to maintain supervision of passengers on entry at border gates according to Decree No. 89/2018/ND-CP dated June 25, 2018 of the Government. The easing of regulations on immigration checks is very good, but it is still necessary to implement close monitoring of passengers on entry to ensure good control of the disease.
Actively update communication materials and recommendations on Covid-19 prevention and control in accordance with the current situation and proactively timely.
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According to the Ministry of Health, nearly all countries around the world have implemented vaccination for people and are effective against circulating strains of SARs-CoV-2. In recent times, the epidemic has tended to decrease both in the number of cases and in the number of deaths globally. Countries around the world have implemented very good epidemic prevention measures and are gradually reducing immigration procedures. In Vietnam, the Covid-19 epidemic has been controlled nationwide, with a high vaccination rate, ensuring the reopening of immigration activities to normal.
Based on the situation of the Covid - 19 epidemic and Decree No. 89/2018/ND-CP dated June 25, 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of laws on the prevention and control of infectious diseases on medical quarantine. At the border, the Ministry of Health has issued an official letter requesting leave of the People's Committees of the Provinces/Cities to direct relevant units to suspend the application of medical declarations at Vietnam's border gates for people entering from 00:00. hours 00 minutes on April 27, 2022.
Previously, according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health on the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic for people on entry, all passengers entering Vietnam at border gates must have negative test results and make a medical declaration. on the website tokhaiyte.vn.
Checking these two contents for passengers entering the quarantine area can cause congestion due to long waiting times, especially at times when there are many flights arriving at the same time, a fact. It is quite common nowadays that many passengers have not declared before boarding the plane, or declared wrongly, have to declare again.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son added that the Ministry of Health will continue to update and provide information on the epidemic situation in the world and in the country to take appropriate epidemic prevention measures.
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