New guidance on rapid COVID-19 testing for air passengers to Vietnam

Passengers have nasal swabs taken for testing at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Air
passengers from -hit countries and territories will continue to undergo rapid COVID-19 testing
when entering Vietnam, and they will pay the fee via ticket prices or directly
to test organisers at international airports.

In the latest guidance sent
to relevant parties, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said to
facilitate ’ entry into Vietnam and avoid congestion at
international terminals, rapid testing will continue to be applied to all
passengers coming from or transiting countries and territories which have detected Omicron, a new SARS-COV-2 variant, when they arrive in Vietnam via international airports as
demanded by the Prime Minister.

It asked Vietnamese airlines
to continue including test fees in ticket prices, and they will later pay the
fee to test organisers at international airports in the country.

Meanwhile, foreign carriers can
either do the same or inform their passengers of the so that
passengers can directly pay the fee by themselves.

In particular, the CAAV said
the rapid test fee must not be higher than the fee publicised by the Ministry of
Health./.