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Schools to be re-opened no later than February 14

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), Ministry of Health (MoH) together with municipal and provincial authorities are determined to re-open schools no later than February 14, said Deputy Minister of Education and Training Ngo Thi Minh.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry ofEducation and Training (MoET), Ministry of Health (MoH) together with municipaland provincial authorities are determined to re-open schools no later thanFebruary 14, said Deputy Minister of Education and Training Ngo Thi Minh.

During a meeting chaired by Deputy PrimeMinister Vu Duc Dam in Hanoi on January 24, Minh said 14 localities nationwidehave so far allowed in-person learning, 30 others combined both online andoffline learning, and 19 others offered lessons online or via television. Asscheduled on February 7, 35 more localities will re-open schools, bringing thetotal to 49 while 14 others will do the same on February 12.

At the event, Deputy Minister of Culture,Sports and Tourism Doan Van Viet also suggested resuming tourism activitiesfrom May 1.

Under a pilot plan to welcome foreign touristsin the first stage from November 2021, as many as 8,500 visitors, mostly fromRussia, the Republic of Korea and Singapore, were served as of January 23.

Agreeing with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST)'s proposal to reboot tourismactivities from May 1, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said theHealth Ministry issued the Decision No.5772/QD-BYT on the process of issuingvaccine passport but it still needs counselling from the Ministry of PublicSecurity, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism to control the entry of the Omicron variant to Vietnam.

Opinions at the event suggested the MoH issue anew guideline on the level of the pandemic to that localities could adoptsuitable measures when schools or tourism activities resume.

Others said children aged 5-11 should beallowed to go to school without conditions on vaccination. The MoET and MoH shoulddirect localities prepare for plans to deal with infections at schools.

Representatives from ministries and agencies proposed arrangingmore flights to carry overseas Vietnamese home in line with pandemic preventionand control regulations.

The MoCST was also urged to actively expand the pilot scheme towelcome foreigners if conditions allow, including extending their stay ortaking them to areas where residents have been given the third vaccine shots./.

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