Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said fully vaccinated people would not have to stay at quarantine sites when entering Vietnam.
He made the comments at a meeting with the Ministry of Health and concerned agencies on the revision of Covid-19 prevention measures on December 8.
According to the Deputy PM, the pandemic has remained complex in Vietnam, but the country has focused on boosting vaccination to reduce the rate of worsened cases and deaths.
Besides receiving people from abroad working in Vietnam, agencies need to pay attention to the repatriation demand of Vietnamese overseas, particularly when the Tet Holiday is nearing.
Dam asked the Ministry of Health to remove the regulation of keeping migrants who are fully vaccinated and test negative for Covid-19 at quarantine sites for seven days. Instead, they only need to isolate themselves at home or at accommodation of their choice for a specific period. Only those who are not vaccinated need to be sent to quarantine sites and be vaccinated there.
The Ministry of Health has to issue new guidelines on the change of these quarantine regulations no later than December 15, Dam urged.
At the meeting, a representative from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said that the agency had connected with the international vaccine passport system to ensure that all people who book tickets for Vietnam are fully vaccinated. Those who are not vaccinated can only buy tickets after registering to stay at a Vietnamese quarantine site.
Since the Covid-19 outbreak in Vietnam, the country has welcomed more 200,000 people from abroad to work in the country.
Source: dtinews.vn