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People entering Vietnam through Cau Treo International Border Gate wash their hands with sanitizer. Photo: VNA

The Vietnamese Embassy on May 31 issued an announcement on entering Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

In the announcement, Vietnam halts receiving foreign arrivals departing from four countries of India, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos or those staying at/ passing through these countries within 21 days before entering Vietnam, except really necessary cases.

The regulation is not applied for foreigners entering Vietnam on vehicles transporting goods, not coming into contact with the community in Vietnam and exiting on the same vehicles.

Amid the domestic complex Covid-19 situation, the Embassy has urged citizens not to return home and follow anti-pandemic measures of the host country.

Those wanting to return home for really necessary reasons must register with the Embassy and Consulate General of Vietnam in Laos so that they can discuss with domestic authorities to arrange quarantine facilities in accordance with the regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control.

In May, the Embassy received registration from 20 Vietnamese citizens wanting to return home for really necessary reasons such as emergency, accident and medical treatment.

The Embassy reported these cases to the domestic authorities to ask for entry permission.

Citizens whose names are on the Embassy’s website are allowed to return home.

For further information, please contact the Consulate General and the Embassy of Vietnam in Laos: 02096106775; 02098347979; 02097606868; 02092736868.

Those illegally entering and organizing for others to illegally enter will be strictly handled in accordance with laws.

Quarantined workers have their health checked. Photo: VNA

Given the complicated developments of the Covid-19, Vietnam has decided to temporarily suspend and restrict the entry of foreigners and overseas Vietnamese in order to focus on implementing pandemic prevention and control measures in the country, reported VNA, citing the Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang during the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on May 13.

She also noted that earlier Vietnam had also suspended entry of foreigners and only allowed entry of investors, technical experts, highly-skilled workers and business managers on the condition of meeting quarantine and medical requirements.

At the same time, the Foreign Ministry is closely following and keeping updated on the pandemic situation in other countries and coordinating with relevant agencies so as to make appropriate decisions on relaxing or tightening entry of each group of people, thus ensuring the double goal of containing the pandemic and recovering economic growth, Hang said.

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