The Hanoitimes - Social distancing measures will be applied on flights where middle seats are kept vacant and no meal would be served during flights. Vietnam airports and airlines simultaneously tightened up the Covid-19 prevention and control given a recent string of outbreaks that have stricken 10 cities and provinces across the country. A representative of national carrier Vietnam Airlines on February 3 said that the airline has further conducted disinfection on all of its aircraft upon reaching destinations. Besides, the air carriers have also implemented social distancing measures on flights where middle seats are kept vacant and no meal would be served during flights. Attendants on flights must wear full-body protective suits. Tightening many quarantine rounds at airports is necessary given the increasingly serious evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Le Thanh Body temperature checks and mask wearing are also compulsory for both crew members and ground personnel, according to the aviation representative. Vietnam Airlines also applied social distancing during check-in procedures and disinfected planes before boarding. Alcohol wipes are provided during flights, with even earphones disinfected after each flight. Especially, all passengers and flight attendants must be aware of following the "5K" principles. 5K (in Vietnamese) means " Khau trang " (face mask) - " Khu khuan " (disinfection) - " Khoang cach " (distance) - " Khong tu tap " (no gatherings) - " Khai bao y te " (health declaration). In light of the new Covid-19 infections, several airports have had their employees tested for Covid-19. Ho Chi Minh's Tan Son Nhat Airport has been performing Covid-19 tests on all its staff since late last week until February 7. Lien Khuong Airport in Lam Dong province also took Covid-19 test samples from all its employees on February 2 and 3. Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport is asking all its 3,200 employees to …
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Vietnam to reopen commercial air routes to Japan, South Korea
The Hanoitimes - Each flight must have a specific plan to ensure safety, including isolation, suitable for each group of arrivals. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked relevant agencies to study the reopening of commercial routes between Vietnam and Japan, South Korea and other places with a high safety factor. Vietnam will study the reopening of commercial routes between Vietnam and Japan, South Korea. Photo: Vietnam Airlines According to the conclusions of the prime minister at a government meeting on Covid-19 prevention and control last week, Mr. Phuc stressed the importance of resuming air flights to Japan and South Korea to restart sending Vietnamese workers to those countries. The PM agreed to the proposal of the Ministry of Planning and Investment to allow the entry of business executives of South Korean enterprises who make short business trips in Vietnam according to the list submitted by the South Korean Embassy in Hanoi, as well as for other specific investors. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is assigned to handle the flights to bring Vietnamese citizens back home as well as to facilitate the entry of experts, investors, and skilled workers. Each flight must have a specific plan to ensure safety, including isolation, suitable for each group of arrivals. The head of the government agreed to expand paid quarantine and all incoming people must pay quarantine fees from September 1 while the state budget will still bear the cost of medical examination and treatment under the Law on Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control. From late March, Vietnam stopped all inbound and outbound commercial flights. Recently, a number of foreign airlines have resumed air travels to Vietnam, but only for taking goods in and passengers out of Vietnam. Vietnam continues to conduct repatriation flights according to the plan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with priority given to passengers who are in difficult circumstances, experts, …
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Vietnam considers reopening repatriation flights
Bringing Vietnamese citizens home (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working with relevant ministries, sectors, localities and offices to make plans to repatriate Vietnamese citizens in a safe manner based on the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world and the country, especially the domestic quarantine capacity, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang . She made the statement on February 25 when responding to reporters’ queries on Vietnam’s plan to reopen repatriation flights , after the Vietnamese Government suspended flights bringing Vietnamese people back home in late January, given the appearance of new variants of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, new outbreaks in many countries, and complicated developments of the pandemic in Vietnam. She informed that recently, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has directed relevant offices to discuss with partners in countries with high safety factor about the resumption of commercial flights. Several partners have expressed their wish to resume commercial flights with Vietnam, and Vietnam’s aviation agencies are considering and discussing specific procedures and dates, she added./. VNA …
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