"The Vietnamese government always supports foreigners living and working in Vietnam when it comes to safety and medical care and treatment in case of infection. Vaccination for foreigners is part of community immunization and they are treated without citizenship and residence differentiation as the Prime Minister has instructed the Health Ministry accordingly. They are classified as priority group in priority vaccination zones as the Vietnamese are. They should register for jabs as Vietnamese do in their locality,“ said Hang.

The deputy spokeswoman commented on immigration updates.

"The Foreign Ministry has worked with the Health Ministry to issue temporary guidance on vaccination certificate check and verification of covid recovery for foreigners, including recognition of vaccination proof and recovery papers via diplomatic channels from 44 countries and territories. The list is regularly updated on the Foreign Ministry’s consulate webpage. Foreign tourists are not yet allowed to enter Vietnam.”