Verbal Note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam about corona virus.

Unofficial Translation No: 167/BNG-LS

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Diplomatic Missions and Representative Offices of international organizations in Viet Nam, and as a continuation of its previous notifications on the COVID-19 preventive and control measures undertaken by Viet Nam, has the honor to inform them of the following.

1.1. The Vietnamese Government has decided to temporarily suspend entry to foreign nationals, with the exception of those entering Viet Nam for diplomatic and official purposes, or other such extraordinary purposes (including foreign guests attending or otherwise in service of important foreign affairs events, experts, business managers, and high-tech workers).

1.2. The validity of the Visa Exemption Certificates for persons of Vietnamese origin and their families shall also hereby be temporarily suspended. The aforementioned measures shall take effect from 00:00, 22 March 2020.

2. Entrants into Viet Nam shall be subject to medical screening and mandatory quarantine at designated facilities, with the exception of those entering Viet Nam for diplomatic and official purposes, or other such extraordinary purposes (including experts, business managers, and high-tech workers), who shall exercise proper forms of quarantine at their place of residence in accordance with the regulations. Viet Nam seeks your understanding towards the need for this difficult decision, and is confident that by working together, the international community will soon be able to contain and push back the virus. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs avails itself of this opportunity to renew to all Diplomatic Missions and Representative Offices in Hanoi the assurances of its highest consideration./. Hanoi, March 2020