Friday, 17/07/2020 17:16 (GMT+7)
Nearly 280 Vietnamese citizens in Russia and Belarus were brought home on a special flight that landed at Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh province on July 17th.
Photo for illustration (Source: thanhtra.com.vn)
The flight was arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, authorised agencies of Vietnam, the Vietnamese embassies in Russia and Belarus, the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, and relevant agencies of the host countries
The passengers on the flight are children under 18, pregnant women, people with illnesses, workers with expired visas or labour contracts, and students without accommodation due to COVID-19-induced school and dormitory closures.
As many countries have imposed travel restrictions for fear of the pandemic, the embassies had actively worked with the host countries’ authorities to prepare necessary procedures and instruct the citizens to move to airports in Moscow and Minsk. They had also sent staff to the airports to coordinate with the airlines and local authorities to assist the citizens in handling relevant procedures.
Disease prevention measures had been carried out during the flight. Upon landing at Van Don Airport, the passengers received health check-ups and were sent to quarantine centres in line with regulations.
In the coming time, authorised agencies of Vietnam, Vietnamese overseas representative bodies and domestic airlines will conduct more repatriation flights on the basis of pandemic developments, overseas citizens’ aspirations, and local quarantine capacity.
According to spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang Vietnam organised 55 flights bringing 13,323 citizens home from abroad amid the COVID-19 pandemic from April 10th to July 16th./.
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