Table 6

Vietnamese government's COVID-19 response

January 2020 to February 2020March and April 2020May 2020 to December 2020January 2021 to May 2021
Jan. 23, 2020: strictly control border entry, public education campaignsMarch 4, 2020: implement measures to support production and business, ensure social security to cope with the diseaseApril 23, 2020: cease social isolation measuresJan. 28, 2021: issued some urgent measures to prevent and combat new virus variants in some localities
Jan. 28, 2020: cancellation of tours, close monitoring of Chinese tourists in VietnamMarch 11–31, 2020: adjust social distancing requirements; social isolation for 15 daysApril 25, 2020: continue COVID-19 disease prevention and control measuresMarch 31, 2021: to drastically implement “5K + vaccines,” research and issue a “vaccine passport” mechanism to promote trade and investment
Jan. 31, 2020: paused flights between epidemic areas of China and Vietnam; adjustment of visa and immigration policies for Chinese visitorsMarch 12–24, 2020: adjust visa policies; temporarily suspend entry into Vietnam and review all cases of entry from March 8, 2020, onwardMay 8, 2020: reopen the economyApril 16, 2021: active prevention, early detection, quick isolation, effective treatment, superior handling, quickly stabilizing the situation
 March 25–27, 2020: suspension of international flights; cut domestic flightsSep. 24, 2020: continue to prevent and combat the COVID-19 epidemic to firmly maintain the results of epidemic prevention and control, create a basis for promoting activities to recover, develop the economy and protect people's healthMay 2, 2021: rectify and improve the effectiveness of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control
 March 28–April 15, 2020: temporarily suspend service businesses  

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