More than 2,100 Vietnamese citizens repatriated last week

VGP - As many as 2,150 Vietnamese nationals were brought home from the U.S., Russia, Australia, New Zealand, UAE, Kuwait, Chinese Taipei and Singapore from October 26-31, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

November 02, 2020 7:57 AM GMT+7

Seven flights carry 2,150 Vietnamese citizens home from October 26-31, 2020.

The passengers included children under 18 years old, the elderly, the sick, stranded tourists, students who completed their courses and could not have their visas extended, businessmen, intellectuals and other disadvantaged cases.

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.

So far, Viet Nam has arranged 179 "rescue" flights to repatriate 51,282 citizens stranded abroad due to COVID-19.

More flights are set to be arranged in the time ahead to repatriate Vietnamese citizens with disadvantaged circumstances, depending on their need and domestic quarantine capacity./.

By Thuy Dung