Traffic turned heavy on roads leading to Ba Ria - Vung Tau on Saturday morning after the southern Vietnamese province’s administration had removed medical control measures, including COVID-19 testing certificate mandate, imposed on arrivals. Residents of Ho Chi Minh City started searching for the new COVID-19 prevention and control regulations in Ba Ria - Vung Tau on Friday evening, when the provincial authorities announced the relaxation of curbs on socio-economic activities and medical controls. Accordingly, arrivals to the province are no longer required to present a negative COVID-19 testing certificate while beach-going and outdoor sporting activities such as walking, golf and tennis are resumed with a limited number of participants starting Saturday. Many people thus drove their vehicles from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau, the popular beach city of the southern province, on Saturday morning. Vehicles pass through a tollbooth on a section of National Highway 51 in …
HCM City sends health workers to aid other localities in COVID-19 combat
The team from the Thong Nhat Hospital on October 16 departed for central Ninh Thuan province, where the pandemic has got worse over the past few days. They also brought along equipment and medicine necessary for treating patients in critical conditions. Director of the Thong Nhat Hospital Le Dinh Thanh said the team will stay in Ninh Thuan until the coronavirus outbreak in the central province is basically brought under control. Meanwhile, the team from the Cho Ray Hospital went to the southernmost province of Ca Mau on October 15. Apart from treating COVID-19 patients, they will also provide advice and training for local health workers. HCM City sent medical personnel to assist other localities after its pandemic situation has basically been stabilized. In the previous outbreaks, it deployed a large number of health personnel to help provinces and cities nationwide in COVID-19 prevention, control, and treatment. Source: VNA …
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Ho Chi Minh City to recover international tourism in early 2022
Vietnam’s business hub Ho Chi Minh City will first resume interprovincial tours from November 1 before re-launching international tourism activities in early 2022, according to its plan for tourism recovery from COVID-19. The plan has been launched as the southern city and the country in general are loosening strict COVID-19 restrictions to resume socio-economic activities under ‘new normal conditions,’ a phrase the Vietnamese government uses to describe its new strategy of living safely with the coronavirus. Accordingly, the tourism recovery will follow a three-phase roadmap that requires strict compliance with epidemic prevention measures. In the first phase, which lasts from now to October 31, the city will reopen local tourism activities in “green zones”, meaning areas without known COVID-19 infection cases. People can select tours organized by travel companies or go by themselves to destinations in districts where the pandemic has been put under control. Hotels and …
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Welcome back to Six Senses Con Dao
A view of the Six Senses Con Dao Resort. — VNS Photo Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province resumes domestic flights this weekend, with a special flight for guests to the Six Senses Con Dao Resort. During the social distancing period, Con Dao Island has sheltered well with zero cases of COVID-19 recorded and has maintained its position as the safest and most peaceful Vietnamese island. Thanks to the Government’s efforts, Six Senses Con Dao is welcoming guests on a special charter flight for a seven-night pilot stay at South East Asia’s #1 Resort. Visiting Con Dao Island, guests can experience the beauty and nature of all the facilities available at Six Senses Con Dao during these times, with support from local authorities to maintain the impressive zero COVID-19 status. From dining under the stars to the healing sounds of meditation, turtle releasing programmes and organic gardens, guests are able to roam the resort and reconnect with themselves and world around them. Situated along …