Nearly 2,300 Vietnamese nationals brought home over last week
VGP - Viet Nam repatriated 2,280 citizens from Japan, the Republic of Korea, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Israel, Oman, Australia, New Zealand and Russia from December 21-27, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
As many as seven flights carrying 2,280 Vietnamese citizens from four continents land in Viet Nam from December 21-27, 2020. |
Precautious measures were implemented during these flights to prevent transmission of Covid-19.
Right after landing at local airports, all the passengers received check-ups and were sent to concentrated quarantine sites in line with current regulations on Covid-19 responses.
Since April 24, Viet Nam has arranged 235 "rescue" flights to repatriate 64,912 citizens stranded abroad due to Covid-19.
The repatriation of Vietnamese citizens in disadvantaged circumstances abroad will continue to be conducted in line with their wishes, the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, and quarantine capacity in Viet Nam.
As of 6:05 pm on December 27, Viet Nam recorded a total of 1,441 cases of Covid-19, of whom 693 were local infections, according to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.
The number of deaths still remained at 35. As many as 1,303 patients have recovered from the disease./.
By Thuy Dung