Hanoi (VNA) – More than 340 Vietnamesecitizens came back home from Japan on July 28 on a flight arranged by Vietnameseauthorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, national flag carrier VietnamAirlines together with Japanese agencies.
The passengers include the elderly,pregnant women, the sick, stranded tourists, labourers with expired contracts, andapprentices and students without accommodations.
The Vietnamese Embassy also sent staff membersto support them at the airport.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, diseaseprevention measures were carried out throughout the flight. The flight crew andall passengers were also given heath examinations upon landing at Tan Son NhatInternational Airport and then sent to a concentrated quarantine area in line withregulations.
Under the Prime Minister’s direction,domestic authorities and Vietnam’s overseas representative offices are makingplans to fly more Vietnamese citizens home, depending on the citizens’ need andthe country’s quarantine capacity./.