From July 10, passengers arriving to the country by train, coach, ferry or air from those places won't have to enter 14 day quarantine on arrival, the U.K. Department of Transport said. However, quarantine remains effective from now until then.

Passengers arrive at Heathrow Airport in London, England, May 10, 2020.

Vietnam has yet to reveal whether it would extend quarantine exemption for any foreign arrivals.

Passengers who transferred anywhere not included on the list would still have to be quarantined once they arrive in England.

Other Asian economies that will also enjoy the quarantine-free rules are Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. The U.S. is not in the list.

The U.K. government website stated more countries could be added over the coming days. Britain is among the world’s worst-hit countries by the novel coronavirus, having recorded 44,131 deaths out of 284,276 reported infections as of Saturday morning.

Taiwan last month also said it considered to shortern quarantine period for arrivals from "low-risk" Vietnam from 14 to five days.

Vietnam entered its 79th day without community transmission of Covid-19 on Saturday. It has had 355 infections but no deaths, while 340 of those infected have recovered.

Bac Giang prolongs quarantine to 28 days for people returning from Bach Mai Hospital

(BGO)- The provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 prevention and control (the Steering Committee) of Bac Giang province has issued a correspondence on reinforcing measures to manage sources of Covid-19 infection in the province. 

Bac Ninh province applies pay-to-stay quarantine service

People who come from or passing through Covid-19 hit areas will have to pay for concentrated quarantine when arriving in the northern province of Bac Ninh from April 7.

Bac Giang tracks, quarantines all people returning from Bach Mai Hospital

(BGO) - Bac Giang province has a lot of people returning from Bach Mai Hospital - where many cases of Covid-19 has been recorded. Over the past days, Bac Giang city and districts have urgently tracked and made a list of those who ever visited this hospital while implementing quarantine measures to avoid the risks of disease spreading in the community.

Bac Giang reviews and grasps situation of foreign workers quarantined due to Covid-19 suspicion

(BGO) - The provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in northern province of Bac Giang has issued the correspondence on checking and grasping situation of the labour and employment affected by Covid-19 outbreak and quarantine of foreign workers suspected for Covid-19 infection. 

Bac Giang avoids negligence in on-site medical quarantine

(BGO) - Currently, Bac Giang province has nearly 800 people under on-site medical quarantine. This is one of the important measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, if the quarantine is not conducted thoroughly and strictly, it will cause unpredictable consequences.

Source: VnExpress