Vietnam will lift coronavirus restrictions on international flights for fully vaccinated passengers from Tuesday, the countrys aviation authority said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The communist nation has virtually closed itself to the world since March 2020 due to the pandemic, dealing a severe blow to its vital tourism sector.<\/p>\n
Authorities have slowly eased the curbs in recent months, with visitors trickling in under a bubble arrangement since November.<\/p>\n
Starting Tuesday (1700 GMT Monday), Vietnam will lift restrictions on passenger carriage on scheduled flights and non-scheduled flights, the civil aviation authority said.<\/p>\n
The statement, released Sunday, did not say how many flights would be allowed to enter, but indicated arrivals could be permitted to return to pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n
Anyone wanting to enter Vietnam must be fully vaccinated and will have to observe a three-day quarantine, either at home or in a hotel, according to regulations.<\/p>\n
Travellers must still abide by existing entry-exit regulations and pre-pandemic healthcare requirements, the authority said.<\/p>\n
More than 90 percent of adults in the country have received two Covid-19 vaccine doses. The government is considering inoculating young teenagers as it accelerates the rollout of booster shots.<\/p>\n
Vietnam is currently reporting around 20,000 new daily cases, and has recorded more than 2.5 million infections with nearly 39,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
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