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Digital Covid-19 vaccine passport with personal details and vaccination information will be issued nationwide after a trial period.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has proposed the Government resumes pre-pandemic waivers of visas for tourists from 24 countries when the country restarts international tourism.

The Ministry of Health has announced procedures for the issuance of Vietnam’s official COVID-19 'vaccine passports’ along with the passport templates.

The Ministry of Health has announced procedures for the issuance of Vietnam’s official COVID-19 'vaccine passport’ along with passport templates effective from December 20, 2021. Besides, the ministry also issues COVID-19 vaccine certificates for people who have received the primary course of one of eight types of COVID-19 vaccines licensed for use in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Health has announced procedures for the issuance of Vietnam’s official COVID-19 'vaccine passports’ along with the passport templates effective starting December 20, 2021.

Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang now stands ready to welcome tourists with the resumption of business and entertainment activities.

Phu Quoc International Airport in the southern province of Kien Giang was granted the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) by the Airports Council International (ACI) for maintaining safety and prevention measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam can reopen domestic aviation and tourism activities by applying electronic health certifications (Travel Pass), especially when the number of people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has been on the rise, experts and business leaders have suggested.

A Vietnam Airlines flight carrying 297 Vietnamese citizens back from Japan that arrived at Van Don International Airport on September 4 afternoon was the first to enjoy the new seven-day quarantine pilot programme.

Tourism experts said if Vietnam succeeds in piloting the ‘COVID-19 vaccine passport’ policy, the sector can bounce back, welcoming back both domestic and foreign visitors.

The Thai government has announced it will adopt the vaccine passport, a certificate of vaccination, for use as an official travel document for those already vaccinated against COVID-19.

Vietnam is considering piloting vaccine passports at tourist sites and some golf courses, according to Dang Quang Tan, Director of the Health Ministry’s Preventive Medicine Department.

Although the domestic tourism is bouncing back, travel agencies still emphasise the need to open border for tourists from certain countries to reboot the industry.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will work with domestic and foreign agencies in building and applying a “COVID-19 vaccine passport” project, Dang Anh Tuan, head of the airline’s Communications and Branding Department, has said.

Standing members of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control have discussed the preparation of technical and policy solutions to implement the “COVID-19 vaccine passport” scheme while ensuring the principle of “safety first”.

People entering Vietnam holding a “vaccine passport” must still undergo a two-week period of quarantine and test negative for COVID-19 twice.