Thanks to the good control of the Covid-19 epidemic, from October 1, the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province allowed food and beverage services to resume operations. However, more than 10 days have passed, most restaurants and hotels have not yet opened.
Ms. Le Thi Hoai Thuong, owner of a seafood restaurant on Hon Chong Street (Nha Trang City), said that although food service establishments are allowed to serve on-site people with Covid-19 Green Cards and Yellow Cards, they must be accompanied by a negative test certificate, so most of the customers do not come to eat.
"Resume operations require a commitment from the ward, not to mention testing all employees for Covid-19 and other expenses. Fresh products are difficult to preserve for long, so they must be served to customers on the same day, so a certain number of customers is needed. Therefore, we will continue to close to monitor the situation before making a decision," said Ms. Thuong.
Mr. Vo Quang Hoang - Chairman of Khanh Hoa Hotel Association, said that currently most of the accommodation facilities, tourist areas, and tourist attractions in this province are still closed. The number of tourists from the province traveling is very low, there are no domestic tourists because of the difficulty of traveling, the few hotels serving people in quarantine, but also face difficulties because the number of people brought to hotels for quarantine is not much.
"Currently, tourists tend to stay on vacation, so if tourists from other provinces come to Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa, they will mainly stay at resorts in Bai Dai area or other isolated tourist areas. Most likely, hotels in the center of Nha Trang city will continue to be closed for a while longer," said Mr. Hoang.
In addition, on the afternoon of October 11, Mr. Nguyen Tuan Dung, Deputy Director of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Monuments Conservation Center, said that up to now, the safety criteria for disease prevention and control at the Ponagar Tower relic site and Hon Chong scenic spot have basically been ensured, so they will reopen to welcome visitors.
"When the Ponagar Tower relic and Hon Chong scenic spot reopen, people and tourists will come and go in one-way directions. Means and equipment used for measuring body temperature, disinfecting, making health declarations, and scanning QR codes will be placed in many convenient locations for visitors... In addition, there will be plans to handle suspected cases of Covid-19," said Mr. Dung.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Thanh - Director of Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism - said that the reopening of Thap Ba and Hon Chong will create destinations during the period when Khanh Hoa begins to welcome domestic visitors with Green Cards and Yellow Cards (from October 16 to November 15).
Ponagar Tower
Hon Chong
COVID-19 GREEN CARD/YELLOW CARD CONDITIONS:
The Covid-19 green card is issued from an electronic database system showing that the individual meets one of the following conditions:
- For 2-dose vaccines (AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, Sinopharm, Sputnik V...): 14 days after the 2nd dose and periodic antigen testing for some working environments.
- For vaccines that only require one injection (Johnson & Johnson's Janssen...): 14 days after injection and periodic antigen testing for some working environments.
- People infected with SARS-CoV-2 who have recovered from the disease and completed the quarantine period, within 180 days from the date of recovery.
- People infected with SARS-CoV-2, self-tested, self-quarantined and then recovered must be tested to prove they have antibodies.
Covid yellow card holders are those who meet the following conditions:
- 1 injection for vaccines that require 2 doses (AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, Sinopharm, Sputnik V..) and 14 days have passed.
- Have negative periodic test results (every 3 days) (confirmed according to the instructions of the Department of Health and updated in the electronic database system to issue and renew the card).
