Aircraft of Vietnamese airlines (Photo: VNA) Aviation agencies nationwide have been urged to strictly observe thePrime Minister’s dispatch on COVID-19 prevention and control as well as measuresto repel the spread of the pandemic.
A member of staff at northern Quang Ninh province’s Van Don InternationalAirport is among the newly-emerging COVID-19 cases in the community.
Airport staff must wear face masks and wash their hands regularly. Theyare also asked to check passengers’ body temperature and disinfect devices andhigh-risk public areas at airports.
Meanwhile, passengers are required to closely follow health regulationsbefore boarding the plane and during the flights, and keep their masks on thewhole trip.
A representative of the Vietnam Airlines Group, which includes nationalflag carrier Vietnam Airlines, budget carrier Pacific Airlines, and the VietnamAir Services Company (VASCO), said it has tightened preventive measures on allroutes.
Vietnam Airlines will heighten the alert to Level 3 on flights from HaiPhong starting from January 29. Social distancing measures will be applied and onlywater served.
The carrier has not flown from or to Van Don since January 9.
Precautions remain in place on other domestic air routes, the representativesaid.
Vietnam has reported 1,651 infections to date, including 786 communitytransmissions./.
VNA
