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10/07/2021 12:53 GMT+7
Although it is not possible to open all destinations, Vietnam’s tourism industry is building sandbox models to welcome vaccinated international guests, after being greenlit by the government to pilot such programmes at some tourist destinations.
Piloting border reopening for fully vaccinated foreign travelers.
On June 26, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to quickly pilot the use of vaccine passports with international visitors for several tourist centres that promise to keep related risks at bay, such as Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang province.
HANOI, June 27 (dpa): Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked authorities to compile a plan for reopening Phu Quoc island, a favourite tourist location located off southern Kien Giang province, to vaccinated foreign visitors, local media has confirmed.
In a document dated on Tuesday that was sent to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Health and authorities in Kien Giang province, Chinh asked the relevant bodies to quickly assess whether overseas travellers may arrive in low-risk tourist destinations with vaccine passports, starting with Phu Quoc.
Chinh also asked the Ministry of Health to develop and publicize vaccination programmes in order to achieve herd immunity for islanders within a specific time frame.