NOT REQUIRE COVID-19 TEST FOR TOURISTS UNDER 2 YEARS OLD TRAVELING TO VIETNAM
This highlight content is prescribed by the Ministry of Health in the Official Dispatch No. 920/BYT-DP dated February 26, 2022, on giving comments on the Draft Plan for resumption of tourism in the new normal.
Specifically, tourists entering Vietnam who are children under 2 years old shall not be subject to test and are allowed to participate in outdoor activities with their parents or relatives (those who meet the prescribed requirements), regardless they are vaccinated or have never been infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Tourists who are persons aged 65 years or more, pregnant women, or persons with underlying medical conditions (without being monitored or treated at health establishments) shall be subject to travel restrictions until the new recommendations are given; and must receive full doses of COVID-19 vaccines before entering Vietnam.
Also in accordance with this Official Dispatch, tourists aged 12 years or more must have received full doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with the last dose given within 14 days and not more than 6 months up to the date of entry, or have been infected with SARS-CoV-2; have a negative SARS-CoV-2 test result (by RT-PCR/RT-LAMP method) within 72 hours before entering Vietnam which is certified by the competent authority of the country where the test is conducted.
Within the first 24 hours (after entering Vietnam), tourists must stay at their places of residence (without leaving there), and conduct tests for SARS-CoV-2. After 24 hours, in case of having to leave the places of residence, tourists must conduct a test for SARS-CoV-2 (rapid antigen or PCR test) on a daily basis and have a negative test result within 72 hours (before leaving their places of residence), at the same time, continue to strictly self-monitor their health until the end of the 10th day, and regularly comply with the 5K rules. Tourists who do not leave their places of residence within 72 hours (after entering Vietnam) shall only have to conduct tests for SARS-CoV-2 twice (one on the first date of entry and the second on the third date of entry). If the test results are both negative, tourists may leave their places of residence after 72 hours from the time of entering Vietnam, however, they still have to strictly self-monitor their health until the end of the 10th day and regularly comply with the 5K rules.
