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Vietnam to reopen Phu Quoc resort island to foreign tourists

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(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam plans to reopen the beach-fringed island of Phu Quoc to foreign tourists from next month, authorities said, as the country looks at ways to revive an economy suffering from extended social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic. 
Vietnam to reopen Phu Quoc resort island to foreign tourists - ảnh 1Tourists take a cyclo ride along Tran Phu Street in Nha Trang, April 2021. (Photo: VnExpress/Trung Huynh)

The island, in the southern province of Kien Giang, Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang will be the first destination to welcome foreign tourists under a 6-month trial vaccine passport program that will be expanded later to other famous hotspots like the towns of Ha Long, Hoi An, Nha Trang and Da Lat.

Fully vaccinated tourists with a negative coronavirus test will be eligible to visit Phu Quoc, the government said in a statement issued late on Thursday, adding they could fly to the island on chartered or commercial flights.

Vietnam will fully vaccinate all residents on Phu Quoc before opening, the tourism ministry said, adding that the island had not reported any community infections and had sufficient COVID-19 quarantine and treatment facilities.

Neighboring Thailand has already partially reopened to foreign tourists, including on the resort island of Phuket, where about 70% of the population were required to be vaccinated.

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