People entering Tan Son Nhat airport must be negative for SARS-CoV-2

The City People’s Committee has sent a document to the relevant departments, agencies, Southern Airport, Port Authority of Ho Chi Minh City, Tan Son Nhat International Airport and related units on requirements for epidemic prevention and control with entry person.

The City People’s Committee requires people entering Tan Son Nhat International Airport to have a negative test result for SARS-CoV-2 (except for children under 2 years old who are allowed to enter, participate in activities outside the accommodation with their parents). , mothers, relatives even if they have not been vaccinated or have never been infected with SARS-CoV-2) within 72 hours before leaving the country if using the RT-PCR/RT-LAMP method.

24 hours if using antigen rapid test method and certified by competent authority.

Passengers entering Tan Son Nhat airport are required to have negative test results for SARS-CoV-2

For people entering through the city’s seaport, the city’s People’s Committee is also required to meet the same requirements. If there is no negative test result, test for SARS-CoV-2 within the first 24 hours (by RT-PCR/RT-LAMP method or rapid test) since entry.

If the test result is negative, you will be allowed to leave the property. If the test result is positive, it must be reported immediately to the local health authority for instructions on timely handling.

The City People’s Committee also requires people entering the country to make a medical declaration before entering and use the medical declaration application (PC-COVID) during their stay in Vietnam according to regulations. At the same time, self-monitor health within 10 days from the date of entry.

From March 15, Vietnam officially reopened to tourism, but the number of international visitors has not been crowded

Medical epidemic control process at Tan Son Nhat airport

Regarding this issue, a representative of the Southern Airport Authority said that the unit had just received instructions from the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) on what to note about the medical epidemic control process. at Tan Son Nhat airport

Accordingly, HCDC recommends that passengers prepare a QR code for medical declaration before boarding and entering at Tan Son Nhat airport. Passengers must choose the correct medical declaration form “For people on entry” and the border gate is “Tan Son Nhat Airport”. All passengers on the flight must make a medical declaration (including children).

For test paper negative for SARS-CoV-2 by RTPCR/LAMP method within 72 hours or rapid test for SARS-CoV-2 antigen within 24 hours and approved by the competent authority of the country carry out certification testing (the time from the time the test sample is taken to before the passenger leaves the country).

The HCDC instructs that children under 2 years old are not required to be tested for SARS-CoV-2 before leaving the country, but they still have to make a medical declaration.

For information about the place of accommodation, passengers must fill in the correct home address information including: house number, street name, ward/commune, district/district, province/city (for cases where no number is available). Please fill in the information of which village, hamlet, commune and district).

For the residential address is an apartment, the passenger needs to specify the lot number and room number. For hotels, fill in the full hotel address. If the residential address is an industrial park, fill in the full name and address of the accommodation company.

In addition, during their stay in Vietnam, passengers must declare on the PC-COVID application. In case you cannot declare on PC-COVID from abroad, you can visit the website: https://antoan-covid.tphcm.gov.vn/dang-ky-qr-ca-nhan.

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