Vietnam temporarily stops health declaration for arrivals

Scanning QR Code for health declaration (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – via all will no longer
have to fill and submit health declaration forms from April 27, the
Ministry of Health announced.

The
ministry sent an urgent document to the People’s Committee of provinces and
cities that have medical quarantine activities to temporarily stop requiring
arrivals to make s. 

They
include Hanoi, Hai Phong, Lao Cai, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Da Nang,
Kon Tum, Khanh Hoa, Dong Nai, Ho Chi Minh City, An Giang, Tay Ninh, Binh
Thuan, Thua Thien-Hue, Dien Bien, Tien Giang, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Can Tho,
Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Long An, Dak Nong, Lam Dong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau,
Phu Yen, Kien Giang, Lai Chau, Nghe An, Dong Thap, Nam Dinh, Binh Phuoc, Son
La, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh, Ha Tinh, Gia Lai, Dak Lak,
Binh Duong, Tra Vinh and Vinh Long.

The
ministry said vaccinations against COVID-19 have proved effective with the
SARS-CoV-2 variants that are currently circulating. The numbers of new
infections and deaths have recently dropped across the globe.

In
Vietnam, the pandemic has been temporarily put under control with high
vaccination coverage, the ministry said.

Based on
the pandemic situation and the Government Decree 89/2018/ND-CP regulating
the implementation of the Law on infectious disease prevention and control
regarding border health quarantine, the Ministry of Health asked the People’s
Committees of localities to guide agencies to temporarily cancel the
requirement to make health declarations for all arrivals from April 27.

Vietnam temporarily stops health declaration for arrivals from April 27 (Photo: VNA)

They
are instructed to continue monitoring arrivals’ health at border gates and
proactively update COVID-19 prevention and control recommendations in line
with the real conditions.

The
dropping of this measure is in response to recent reports of long waiting
time and congestion at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City due to
the rising number of flight passengers with the country’s reopening and the
upcoming four-day public holiday April 30-May 1.

The
ministry said it will continue to update and provide information relating to
the pandemic inside and outside the country to have proper prevention and
control solutions.

The
number of new infections in Vietnam has reduced significantly. The country
recorded 8,431 new cases on Tuesday. 

Vietnam
has so far administered more than 213 million doses of vaccines to date./.