Foreign visitors to Vietnam required to pay quarantine, testing fees
So far, Vietnam has offered free-of-charge quarantine and testing for both locals and foreigners.
So far, Vietnam has offered free-of-charge quarantine and testing for both locals and foreigners.
Fourteen people from the Vietnamese delegation have tested positive for the virus.
The airplane landed at Noi Bai airport packed with passengers who did not wear face masks, said Hanoi’s mayor Nguyen Duc Chung.
The move comes as Hanoi has reported the third Covid-19 case linked to the outbreak in Danang.
Vietnam’s airlines have added more flights to Danang to airlift tourists out of the city, totaling about 130 flights from the city since July 26.
South Korean Ambassador to Vietnam Park Noh Wan suggested that Vietnam be more flexible in terms of quarantine duration for South Korean businesses and experts.
A section with 92 rooms of the hotel will accommodate people who voluntarily pay for being quarantined.
Vietnam has passed through 47 days without local infections.
The Hanoi People's Committee has issued Official Letter on the discontinuation of quarantine for people certified by the competent authority as having undergone medical isolation.
The repatriation was conducted as Russia has emerged as Europe’s new coronavirus hotspot.