Vietnam Airlines flies British tourists home amid COVID-19
About 100 British nationals have flown home from Vietnam and Cambodia on a Vietnam Airlines flight specially arranged by the British Embassy in Vietnam and Vietnamese authorities.
Dixong John Garth gets infected with the novel coronavirus during his trip to Vietnam. He have fully recovered and was among about 100 British nationals flying home on a Vietnamese Airline flight on April 13. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – About 100 British nationals haveflown home from Vietnam and Cambodia on a Vietnam Airlines flight speciallyarranged by the British Embassy in Vietnam and Vietnamese authorities.
The flight departed Vietnam on April 13, bringing the Britishtourists who had been stranded in Vietnam and Cambodia because of theCOVID-19 pandemic. They included a number of COVID-19 patients who haverecovered after treatment in Vietnam.
A number of Vietnamese citizens living in the UK came backon the return flight which landed at Van Don Airport in the northernprovince of Quang Ninh on April 15 morning.
Passengers returning home included Vietnamese students and childrenunder 18 years old, disadvantaged and elderly people. After touching down in Vietnam,all passengers were immediately sent to concentrated quarantine areas for health supervision in line with the country's regulations.
The flight was arranged as part of efforts to help foreigndiplomatic agencies in Vietnam carry out citizen protection measures.
It also transported medical masks as gifts from theVietnamese Government and people to their British counterparts.
Following the Prime Minister’s direction, Vietnam’s diplomatic representative agencies abroad have been reviewing and drawing up plans to bring home a number of Vietnamese people living overseas with special conditions.
Priority will be given to children under 18, the elderly andsick people in line with the country’s concentrated quarantine capacity./.
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Dixong John Garth gets infected with the novel coronavirus during his trip to Vietnam. He have fully recovered and was among about 100 British nationals flying home on a Vietnamese Airline flight on April 13. (Photo: VNA) 
