Monday, 30/11/2020 17:09 (GMT+7)
More than 210 Vietnamese citizens were repatriated home safely from Japan on a flight operated by VietJet Air on November 29.
Photo for illustration (Source: MoH)
The flight was conducted by domestic Vietnamese authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, VietJet Air and related Japanese agency.
The passengers included the elderly, children aged under 18, pregnant women, the ill and others in extremely disadvantaged circumstances.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan sent its staff to the airport to assist them with boarding procedures.
During the flight, safety and preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic were carried out strictly to protect the passengers’ health and prevent the spread of the disease.
All the passengers and crew members received medical check-ups and were sent to quarantine sites in line with regulations right after the flight landed at Can Tho international airport.
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 Vietnam./.
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