Vietnam’s government has lifted its COVID-19 restrictions on international flights and restored the frequency of flights to a “pre-pandemic level,” according to state-owned media. Vietnam imposed tight border controls at the start of the pandemic to contain the spread of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus—commonly known as the novel coronavirus—with initial success, but the measures had badly impacted its tourism sector, which accounted for about 10 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. Dinh Viet Son, the deputy director of Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Administration, told state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper that “the frequency of flights will be restored to pre-pandemic level” beginning on Feb.15. Vietnam had already begun gradually resuming international flights with 15 markets from the beginning of this year while easing quarantine requirements for travelers. Under the new policy, passengers are not required to take a rapid antigen test upon arrival in Vietnam, but they must provide a negative …