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Minister Mai Tien Dung announced the government's decision not to reopen the market for foreign travellers for the time beingAddressing the government’s press briefing in Hanoi on June 2, Dung noted that Vietnam has implemented regulations on temporary suspension of entry for all foreigners since the novel coronavirus epidemic spread across the country.

Though the epidemic is under control, the risk of virus transmission in the community remains high and the government has decided not to reopen the door for foreigners for the time being.

The General Statistics Office reported that the number of foreign arrivals in Vietnam during the past five months fell 48.8% compared to the same period last year to 3.73 million. May alone saw the number decline 13.6% against the previous month and 98.3% from a year ago.

The reason is, according to Dung, Vietnam has been implementing COVID-19 prevention and control measures, therefore it has yet to reopen its market for foreign travelers.

However, he added Vietnam has received a limited number of foreigners who are specialists and highly skilled workers working for projects in Vietnam.

Without receiving foreign travelers, Vietnam is launching campaigns to stimulate the domestic tourism market.

After travel restrictions were lifted, the local tourism market has shown signs of recovering, especially during the extended public holiday on April 30 and May 1.

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