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Under the adjusted plan, the Doppler Weather Radar station will be built on an area of 1,600 square metres to the north of the airport. A multi-storey car park will also be built, which will be connected to a new passenger terminal to be built soon. Under the plan, the airport will cover a total area of 791ha, an increase of 250ha compared to the existing airport area of 545ha. About 19ha of military defence land has been handed over for building aircraft parking aprons. The additional land of 250ha includes 18ha of additional national defence land, 35ha of land in the southern area, and 171ha of land in the northern area of the airport. An additional eight taxiways will be built to expedite aircraft take-offs and landings. At least 56 aprons will be added in front of the new passenger terminal T3 and in the southwest area of the airport, increasing the total number of aprons to 106. In the northern area of the airport, a reservoir with an advanced pumping station to prevent flooding will also be built. In addition, roads connecting to the airport will be built as soon as possible under the city's transport plan. To ensure the progress of the expansion plan, priority will be given to the construction of a new international terminal T3. According to a proposal by the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the third passenger terminal with a total investment of more than 11.43 trillion VND (494.4 million USD) will be built in the south of the airport. ACV will invest in building the new terminal, using 100 percent of its corporate capital. The existing passenger terminals T1 and T2 will be expanded to accommodate an additional 30 million passengers per year by 2030. The new terminal capable of handling 20 million passengers per year will take 43 months to build, according to ACV. In total, the airport is expected to have a total capacity of up to 50 million passengers per year by 2030. Tan Son Nhat, the country’s busiest airport, has been …

Senior Colonel Quach Huu Trung, Director of Hospital 199 said that in 2020, the hospital combined with medical facilities and other relevant sectors in the city to meet the requirements of examining, treatment and handling emergency situations related to epidemic, flooding, accident, massive injuries, etc. As for the Covid-19 prevention and control, the hospital has received, isolated, monitored and treated 368 Covid-19 suspected cases, including 96 foreign cases from 32 countries and territories, 528 patients from other local hospitals. In addition, the hospital took sample for SARS-CoV-2 testing from 2,829 police officers, 659 medical staffs and 1,718 patients and other subjects. Besides that, the medical facility has also widened remote examining and treatment for soldiers and people in the Central and Central Highlands regions. On the occasion, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Son highly appreciated the great efforts by medical staff and doctors during the passing time although 2020 was remembered as a year of difficulties and challenges for the medical sector. On the other hand, the delegation leader suggested that the hospital should enhance cooperation and connection with local and international medical facilities for experience exchange and studying. By Xuan Quynh- Translated by Huyen Huong …

Tan Son Nhat airport to serve 50 million passengers a year by 2030

Public Security Deputy Minister visits Hospital 199 on Vietnamese Doctors’ Day