Công văn 1518/BVHTTDL-TCDL

To: People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities

Implementing the directions given by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in the national online meeting of National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control (Notification No. 98/TB-VPCP dated May 08, 2021 by Office of the Government), in proactive response to outbreak risk and to ensure efficiency of provided prevention and control measures, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requests the People's Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities to cooperate in the following tasks:

1. Request all tourist accommodation establishments to register, make regular assessments and make updates to the national COVID-19 safety system according to guidelines of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Official Dispatch No. 4159/BVHTTDL-TCDL dated November 09, 2020. Tourist accommodation establishments suspending their operation are still required to register and check the “temporarily closed establishment” box on the system.

2. Request tourist accommodation establishments to publish their QR codes (QR codes generated after successful account registration on the COVID-19 safety system) in the lobby or at an easily noticed location so that tourists can check their safety before using their services and supervise COVID-19 prevention and control via the “safe Vietnam travel” application.

3. Enhance inspection, supervision and timely and strict handling of tourist accommodation establishments failing to adopt COVID -19 prevention and control measures of competent authorities; permit only tourist accommodation establishments meeting COVID-19 safety requirements to receive and serve tourists.

For your reference and compliance./.