Why You Can Travel to Vietnam after This Coronavirus Pandemic?
Hello, how are you? Is your journey to the world’s beautiful destinations affected by the coronavirus, or COVID-19?
Yes, I was having exactly the same problem as many travelers in the world. As the virus spread so fast that most countries in the world were affected, I had to cancel my international trips and change my plan of traveling around. Instead, I spent more time updating the coronavirus situation of me and my country on this blog in the #stayhome period.
Anyway, as a door closes, another door will open. Even though my country still hasn’t opened for international flights after we successfully fought the virus, the issue turned out to be a great opportunity for me to discover every corner of my country, Vietnam. And you should discover the country too if you have a chance.
Wait a Minute, Why Vietnam?
Of course, I definitely say that my country is so beautiful with nice landscapes, great foods, friendly people, and a great culture that you will absolutely love it. However, in terms related to the coronavirus pandemic, here is something about the country you should know:
Many Parts of Vietnam are Hot and Sunny Most of The Time!
The whole land is located in the tropical region with the temperature is high most of the year. Especially in the South, the average temperature is more than 30°C in the day. Particularly in Ho Chi Minh City, at the time I write this post, it’s 33°C outside.
As a result, it highly reduces your potential of interacting with the virus on things’ surfaces when going out. Because “the coronavirus is surrounded by a lipid layer, in other words, a layer of fat” which is not very heat-resistant; meaning that “the virus quickly breaks down when temperatures rise”, as DW.com (2020) in its article about warm weather vs. coronavirus.
Besides that, Vietnam is significantly sunny. Thus, you can always try to get vitamin D. It has a high effect on preventing death and infection caused by a coronavirus. As Petre, Simina, and Lee (2020) in The role of vitamin D in the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 infection and mortality, “we found significant crude relationships between vitamin D levels and the number of COVID-19 cases and especially the mortality caused by this infection. The most vulnerable group of the population for COVID-19, the aging population, is also the one that has the most deficit Vitamin D levels.”
Here in Vietnam, we are going to the summer, which means the weather will be hotter, especially at noon of the day. So, how about a sunbath at 12:00 pm?
Vietnam Has Experienced with Viruses after Infectious Diseases
Within the last ten years, Vietnam has gone through so many diseases such as SARS, Avian Influenza A (H5N1), pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in 2009, and later Avian Influenza A(H7N9). Even, Vietnamese experience seasonal flu yearly, caused by Influenza A, B, or Influenza C. There are sometimes non-seasonal swine flu or avian flu caused in different manners. Hence, it could be seen that Vietnam is a strong player in this problem.
There were some people infected by the virus, but the health organizations acted very quickly to cure them all.
I can remember the early days when we first heard of the virus in China, people were told by the gov to wear medical masks to avoid being affected by the virus. There were some benefactors or organizations gave free masks to people for use.
Days later, the Vietnamese government and health organizations kept teaching people about coronavirus symptoms and ways to prevent the spreading of the coronavirus on media, SMS, newspapers, outdoor screens, etc. Furthermore, some people even remade a well-known song about ways to protect ourselves from the virus. That song was shared widely on TikTok and the media.
Schools are notified to close, and students will learn from home. Employees at companies are notified to self-isolate and work from home if they just traveled to the hotspot of the virus. The country even built some field hospitals to cope with the coronavirus, or just in case the number of victims increases unexpectedly. Recently, those field hospitals have been used to support Vietnamese who just come back from the diseased area and need isolation.
According to the latest coronavirus update:
- Vietnam had 324 positive cases of the virus, and 263 cases were healed, zero dead. Primarily, the new cases were found due to Vietnamese people coming home from other countries.
- The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removed Vietnam out of vulnerable areas to coronavirus on Feb 27.
- The country still has enough resources to support victims and people, and even fight with the next pandemic if it happens.
- The locals and visitors, who are still in Vietnam, are happy drinking coffee, watching cinema, hanging out, or chilling at night, etc.
- We don’t have a chaotic situation as Costco’s empty shelves in Canada.
- The medical mask price is rising non-stop, but you can find different masks at stores easily.
- The country still has enough ventilators for victims. There is even a Vietnamese company that has a license to manufacture the ventilator.
- The remade song ‘Ghen Cô Vy’ I mentioned above is just featured on John Oliver’s “Coronavirus: Last Week Tonight”. Many people now dance to the song’s dance.
I read news about how to prevent the infection of coronavirus. And here are things you may want to know when traveling around:
- Always bring a dry tissue and a wet tissue when going out. The dry tissue can cover your hand when opening doors, pressing the buttons in elevators, or touching anything. While the wet one is used to clean the surface of things like the table, chair, toilet seat, etc.
- Don’t forget the bacteria or virus cleaning gel when traveling. It could be a dry one or a liquid one. You will need to wash your hands regularly.
- Definitely, you will need the face masks to both protect yourself and the people around you from breathing the virus. Just in case there is someone infected around and you don’t know.
- You shouldn’t go to crowded areas. A recommended distance between 2 people is 2 meters. But in any case, when you come back home, you should hang or put your coat, scarf, gloves, shoes, etc. outdoors under the sunlight for a while. That would help kill bacteria or viruses.
Okie Dokie, So What Vietnam Has for Traveling?
Attractive Places and Enjoyable Activities
Did I mention the beautiful landscapes of Vietnam? Indeed, the country has all types of destinations that you can visit to relax and enjoy. For example, you can go to Hà Giang or Sapa to view the mountain scenes and the Buckwheat flower. At Nha Trang and Danang, there are nice beaches with white sand that will gratify any travelers. I’m sure you will love trekking at Ta Nang – Phan Dung, or at Bu Gia Map. Or, if you love to enjoy the island life, Vietnam has its beautiful Phu Quoc island. Moreover, how about a spiritual trip to Bai Dinh Complex at Ninh Binh, the largest and the owner of many records in Vietnam?
The Finest Cuisine in Top of the World
I’m sure you may know or have heard about Vietnamese cuisine. If you haven’t tried it, you will miss the biggest part of your traveling.
In Vietnam, there are so many varied foods that come from different parts of the country. Each province or areas have its specialties. Those may cost you a whole year to enjoy every food. Typically, just in Ho Chi Minh City, you can even make a Saigon food tour in weeks. Even though I’m Vietnamese, I haven’t tried all the foods.
Additionally, Vietnam is well-known for with varied tropical fruits. You will have a long list of unique fruits to try across the country such as dragon fruit, rambutan, mango, coconut, guava, durian, etc.
Diverse Cultures in Areas, and Friendly People
Have you heard about the floating market in Vietnam? It’s the market where all trades happen on the river, mostly in the Mekong Delta area. At each destination, there will be something special that I’m sure you will find extremely interesting. Go, explore, and enjoy it; the gasoline price is so cheap now!
In addition, do you know that Vietnam has about 7,966 festivals across the country yearly? Yes, and among the provinces, Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, and Phu Tho have the most festivals over the others. That means you can go to those of Vietnam’s provinces to enjoy parties every day…
I’m just kidding about the parties thing. Actually, if you do careful research on Vietnamese festivals, you may have a great plan to enjoy all the holidays of the country while having time for the sights and delicious foods. Please also prepare stuff to protect yourself while traveling.
So, how do you think of traveling to Vietnam after the coronavirus ends?
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Khoi Nguyen
Khoi Nguyen builds The Broad Life with a desire to inspire people go exploring the world and live a more interesting, experience, and adventurous life. This blog shares the stories, pictures, and experiences at destinations where he has traveled to.
38 Comments
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Khoi Nguyen
Yeah the relationship about the warm temp and the virus may be still a big question, but there are researches about vitamin D improving your self-protection. And I hope that’s true so Vietnamese people are stronger preventing the coronavirus
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ashley
Ive always heard that Vietnam was a great place to visit. From the historic sites to the food, I would love to visit one day.
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Khoi Nguyen
Vietnam should be on top of your travel list after this coronavirus pandemic, and when the country reopens
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Cinny
I think travel is possible but it will certainly be different. It’ll incorporate masks and common sense.
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Khoi Nguyen
Yeah from now on I believe masks will be an essential item when traveling
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Marie
That is so good that nobody has died from corovavirus in Vietnam!
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Khoi Nguyen
Yeah that’s the extremely good news!
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Khoi Nguyen
Thanks for visiting my blog!
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PAolo
Its amazing how vietnam avoided the virus. Let us hope this pandemic ends so we can go back to traveling
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Khoi Nguyen
Yeah I’m hoping every day that this pandemic could end soon so we can come back traveling around the world
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Gervin Khan
I have never been to Vietnam and it seems like a good place to visit but maybe not now because I am after to the safety of me and my family.
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Khoi Nguyen
Yeah you could travel to Vietnam after the pandemic end, when everyone is all safe and protected
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Olivia Robins
they so did , i think tacking the covid issue early have helped to nip it in the bud x i would love to explore vietnam one day kind regards Pati Robins @ style squeeze blog
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Khoi Nguyen
That day when you know visiting Vietnam is the best decision you have ever made. Stay safe!
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WritesandBlogs
Good to know about all the preventive measures which Vietnam has adopted. But not sure about the warm temperature part yet. I am India and the place I am in, we are suffering from hot summer temperatures but no sign of the pandemic reducing. Hope it ends soon and we travel freaks can continue on our world tours.
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Khoi Nguyen
Perhaps the research about the relation of coronavirus and high temp isn’t exact at all. Anyways, I believe Vitamin D that the body can gain from the sunlight can somehow foster us to prevent the virus effection
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The JOYOUS Living | Influencer (@thejoyousliving)
it will be very interesting to see how people travel once the pandemic has calmed down and a vaccine is found. i have a chronic illness that does poorly in warm weather so is there a cooler time to visit?
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Khoi Nguyen
You can visit the country in the lastest months of the year from Nov to Jan. That time the temperature is lowing down so it’s cooler and more comfortable.
You can also visit the mountainous areas such as Dalat City, Ha Giang, or Sapa. Those places are cooler than in the seaside or in the plain
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Khoi Nguyen
Yeah Vietnam has so many things to attract visitors
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LifeMagHealth
Vietnam is a really great option to consider, I’ve been yearning to go there since before. Thanks for a very informative post!
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Khoi Nguyen
I’m sure you will find out visiting Vietnam is the best choice you’ve ever made
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forkwardthinkingfoodinista
My friend and her other half have visited Vietnam and said that they loved it and are actually planning to go back x
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Khoi Nguyen
And you should travel to Vietnam too, after the pandemic of course
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Elizabeth O
Vietnam is a beautiful country and I hope to visit there some day. The global pandemic has put a wrench in traveling so we would all have to be patient for now.
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Khoi Nguyen
I agree that we should stay calm and stay home right now for our safety. And after that, Vietnam ough to be the top destination to travel
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Jessica Collazo
It seems like they have a great protocol and that is good, it will be a nice place to go after these pandemic is over.
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Khoi Nguyen
Definitely Vietnam is one of the best choices to travel after the coronavirus
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Billy Sandoval
Vietnam is still on my bucket list. One of the most beautiful places to visit. For now, I need to be more patient and wait until things gets back to normal.
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Khoi Nguyen
Absolutely! Be patient and wait till everything calm down so you can travel to Vietnam and explore a lot of beautiful things
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Jessie Synan
Loving all of this info about Vietnam. Always wanted to visit!
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Khoi Nguyen
You will have the best moments when traveling to the country
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Subhashish Roy
Hot and sunny weather truly are great source of Vitamin D which is mostly the case in Vietnam. It has been one of my go to countries for some time now. The good part us that the virus has been controlled so well there.
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Khoi Nguyen
Yeah the good thing I can see is the life’s running normally here. And the doctors keep trying hard to take care of the infected people
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Angela Ricardo Bethea
Warm and sunny places are definitely a great place to visit especially Vietnam. It’s truly a wonderful place to explore.
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Khoi Nguyen
Yes absolutely!
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Christine Weis
Those are some interesting facts about the virus in Vietnam. I am glad to hear that no one has died. I am not sure that I buy that the virus will go away in warmer temperatures. I hope that is does but there are many countries that have warm temperatures and are truly suffering, Vietnam not being one of them. I’d love to travel when I can and I hope this virus lets us soon!