The Ministry of Transport (MoT) on January 21 issued a document that adjusted regulations for domestic passengers in the context of high vaccination coverage, aiming to create favorable conditions for citizens to travel, especially during the traditional lunar New Year festival.

Under the new regulations, domestic passengers only have to test negative for SARS-CoV-2 within three days if they live in or travel from “red areas,” which are ranked as level four – the highest level of COVID-19 risk, or from lockdown areas.

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Passengers line up to complete procedures before their flight at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

Currently, no areas in the country are at level four and there are no lockdown areas.

For children travelling from red zones, the MoT has asked the Ministry of Health for guidance.

The MoT has also removed its requirement to test domestic flight crews every seven days.

Domestic passengers still have to make medical declarations on the PC-COVID application before their trip.

Passengers are not allowed to board flights if they have symptoms of cough, fever, difficulty breathing, muscle aches, sore throat or loss of taste.

Source: VNA