Hanoi: On Feb 15, Vietnam’s tourism ministry suggested a full reopening of the country to foreign visitors and lifting nearly all travel restrictions from March 15. The proposal follows similar reopening steps taken by other Southeast Asian states like Thailand and the Philippines, where the Omicron COVID-19 variant has caused a recent spike but is less lethal than the earlier wave. The plan includes maintaining a one-day quarantine requirement for visitors plus requiring negative COVID-19 tests before departure and on arrival.
