He said at a cabinet meeting Tuesday that only repatriation flights will be allowed to bring home Vietnamese citizens. Mai Tien Dung, head of the government office, said the suspension aims to give Vietnam better control over the spread of infection and quarantining of arrivals. “The government will still allow repatriation flights to bring home those who are really old, sick or facing financial issues,” Dung said. On Monday, Vietnam’s 89-day streak without any community transmission was snapped when a man in Ho Chi Minh City was confirmed a Covid-19 patient after contracting the virus from his friend, a flight attendant. After Vietnam halted all international flights from March 25 in an unprecedented move to stem the Covid-19 outbreak, the government green-lighted in September the resumption of commercial flights to seven Asian destinations – mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand. However, Vietnamese carriers have not yet been allowed to operate inbound flights while the government finalizes quarantine procedures for foreign passengers. The PM asked for clarification on the irresponsibility that allowed the latest situation in HCMC. He said the Ministry of Health and the city authorities have to make clear the responsibility of each individual and… Read full this story
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