Patient 1,435, a Vietnamese woman repatriated from the UK, has been confirmed as the first COVID-19 case with VOC 202012/01, a recently found and highly contagious variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, in Vietnam.
More than 360 Vietnamese citizens were brought home safely on a flight arranged by Vietnamese and UK agencies together with the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 21-22.
A flight operated by Vietjet Air brought 230 Vietnamese citizens in Taiwan (China) home on October 27 thanks to joint efforts by relevant Vietnamese agencies and Taiwanese authorities.
Nearly 250 Vietnamese citizens were flown home safely on October 8 thanks to joint efforts by arranged by Vietnamese authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia, and budget carrier Vietjet.
Over 270 Vietnamese citizens were flown home from Russia on a repatriation flight of Bamboo Airways on September 26 as a joint effort of competent authorities of both nations.
The Health Ministry on August 1 evening announced 28 more COVID-19 cases, 19 of them are related to Da Nang Hospital, seven in Da Nang and two imported ones.
Vietnamese agencies, the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore and budget carrier Vietjet Air, in collaboration with Singaporean authorities, worked together to bring over 200 Vietnamese citizens home from Singapore on April 24, including children, the ill, and those in an especially-disadvantaged situation.
Eleven flights carrying 1,868 passengers from the Republic of Korea (RoK) landed at Can Tho international airport from March 1-5, a representative from the Airports Corporation of Vietnam said on March 6.
Budget carrier Vietjet Air on January 12 launched two new air routes linking the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho with Taipei of Taiwan and Seoul of the Republic of Korea (RoK).
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will earmark 27ha of land for Vietnam Airlines to build an aviation logistics centre, Deputy Chairman of People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam has said.
Authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 13 held a meeting with the Vietnam Airlines Corporation to discuss the implementation of an aviation logistics hub project in the city.
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