Vietnam to suspend visa free travel for South Koreans amid concerns over Covid-19 outbreak

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HANOI: Vietnam will suspend visa-free travel for South Korean travelers starting from Saturday (Feb 28) amid concerns about the coronavirus spreading, the country's National Steering Committee for Covid-19 (coronavirus) Prevention and Control announced at a meeting.

A couple with protective facemasks arriving at the empty arrival hall of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi as the number of air travellers has plummeted amid fears over the spread of the Covid-19. Vietnam has decided to suspend visa-free travel for South Korean travellers starting from Saturday amid concerns about the coronavirus spreading. - AFP

Amid the complicated developments of the outbreak worldwide, Vietnam will tighten entry control measures, especially for citizens of countries where the outbreak is widespread and Vietnamese citizens returning home from epidemic-hit countries. It was suggested at the meeting that those suspected to contract the virus should be transferred right from passenger boarding stairs to quarantine facilities.

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