Phu Quoc moves closer to trialing vaccine passports

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to trial a six-month vaccine passport program in Phu Quoc Island from October, and hopes to receive 40,000 foreign tourists during the period.

According to the ministry 2,000-3,000 foreigners would come to Phu Quoc every month by charter flights during the first three months of the trial, and only be allowed to stay in sequestered resorts and tourist areas approved by it.

Some of Vietnam's major tourism markets with high Covid-19 vaccine coverage the ministry is eyeing include China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the U.S., Germany, Russia, the U.K. and France.

To enter Phu Quoc, foreign tourists need to furnish a vaccination certificate showing they have got two shots of a Covid vaccine approved by Vietnam.

Those who had Covid and have recovered must furnish a certificate from the country of treatment. The discharge date must have been within the previous 12 months./.

VNA