Vietnam cuts quarantine time to 7 days for vaccinated entrants
By Viet Tuan  June 26, 2021 | 07:29 am GMT+7
Foreign arrivals wait to complete the Covid-19 health declaration at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC, March 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa.
Vietnam has decided to shorten centralized quarantine time for fully vaccinated entrants from 21 days to seven, as the country plans to initiate a vaccine passport program.
Officials made the announcement at a meeting Friday between the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
It's still not clear when the new quarantine period will be applied and if it will be limited to a number of destinations in Vietnam. But it is part of the country's plan to trial the use of vaccine passports that allow foreigners to travel to certain destinations that have managed the novel coronavirus pandemic well.