Vietnam delays reopening resort island over low vaccination rate

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Vietnam has pushed back a plan to re-open the resort island of Phu Quoc to foreign tourists until November.

FILE PHOTO: Views from a beachside restaurant are seen at the Mango Bay resort in Phu Quoc island

Authorities had initially planned to allow vaccinated foreign tourists to start returning to Phu Quoc in October https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-reopen-resort-island-foreign-tourists-boost-economy-2021-09-10 to revive the tourism sector and prop up the economy. So far only 2.9% of residents in Kien Giang, the province that hosts Phu Quoc, had received two doses, official data showed.

Authorities said Phu Quoc would have a phased reopening over six months starting on Nov. 20, with up to three chartered flights touching down per week.

 

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