Vietnamese citizens check in before boarding (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Vietnamese representative offices in the US actively supported the citizens. The Consulate General in San Francisco sent officials to the airport to help them complete all necessary procedures.
On July 15th, Vietnamese authorities, representative agencies in Japan and national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines also partnered with Japanese authorities to carry 350 Vietnamese citizens home.
The passengers included children aged below 18, the elderly, pregnant women, the sick, workers whose visas and labour contracts expired, students without residences due to dormitory closure and other especially disadvantaged cases.
Preventive measures against COVID-19 were implemented seriously during the flight
After landing at Noi Bai international airport, the passengers were put under quarantine in line with regulations.
* In the morning of July 16th, no new COVID-19 infections were recorded in Vietnam, making the 91st day in a row without any transmissions in the community, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The total number of infections still stood at 381, including 241 imported cases who were quarantined upon their arrival.
* Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has presented 200,000 face masks to its Lao counterpart to support the country in COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control.
The overview of the ceremony (Source: moh.gov.vn)
Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said it is necessary to establish a regular information channel between the two sides, with technical and equipment assistance, to cope with the pandemic as well as other diseases, adding that the two ministries should coordinate more closely in the time to come.
* Vietnamese and US firms sought ways to overcome economic difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic during the recent online trade exchange event.
Photo for illustration (Source: VNA)
Speaking at the event, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the United Nations, said the two countries will surely offer the best conditions for their firms to develop, thus helping to lift bilateral ties to a new height, reported VNA.
Sharing the same view, Minister Counsellor Bui Huy Son, head of the Vietnam Trade Office in the US, said the event will enable US enterprises to learn about the promising Vietnamese market and make it easier for Vietnamese firms to approach the huge US market.
Director of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) Vu Ba Phu said since the COVID-19 outbreak, the agency has held a number of online trade promotion events, especially in Vietnam’s traditional and potential markets such as the US, India, Russia and Singapore, drawing hundreds of enterprises.
An The Dung, Director of the Vietrade Office in New York, said achievements in the fight against COVID-19 has made Vietnam a safe destination for investors at the crisis time./.