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The government advocates stopping commercial flights to welcome guests to Vietnam, and only runs rescue flights for those in need.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc raised the above request at the conclusion of the permanent meeting of the Government on the prevention of Covid-19, on the afternoon of December 1. Passengers on all return flights must be quarantined for 14 days.
Mr. Mai Tien Dung, Minister, Chairman of the Government Office, explained that the international trade routes that will reopen from mid-September will stop in the afternoon to receive guests in Vietnam, they will only keep the afternoon to bring guests from Vietnam country. This is to control the epidemic and strictly control the isolation of people entering. Flights to rescue Vietnamese citizens abroad are still kept with people in difficult circumstances, high age, weakness and low income … The Government will consider reopening trade routes from abroad at the appropriate time.
At the meeting, the Prime Minister highlighted the spirit of “we must be calmer and more drastic”, the entire political system entered the meeting stronger, defending responsibility and vigilance in all areas. Localities implemented 5K messages (masks, disinfection, distance, no meetings, medical statements), first of all, wear masks and disinfection.
“Continuing to implement the strategy that has been effective in the previous two outbreaks is to strictly control from the outside, fully zoning the epidemic from within, and dealing effectively and responsibly,” the Prime Minister said. .
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the permanent meeting of the Government on the prevention of Covid-19, on the afternoon of December 1. Image: VGP
Government leaders called on Ho Chi Minh City to urgently investigate, trace and isolate all positive cases of F1, F2 with Covid-19 detected two days ago, “so as not to allow the third cycle to endanger the community. “. “HCMC is not considered an outbreak, but rather a site of infection from the outside.
The patient being a Vietnam Airlines flight attendant, the Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Transportation to lead the clarification of responsibilities, strictly handle related organizations and individuals because this is a serious violation of isolation and epidemic prevention. sick. The minister informs the prime minister about this handling
“All levels, branches and localities, when receiving foreign guests, people returning from abroad or from a highly infectious area, must consult the health sector before making a decision,” said the Prime Minister and requested the management. Border management, entry and exit closely.
The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Health were asked to seriously address the isolation of flight crews and airline flight attendants, so that the situation did not break out so recently.
The Prime Minister stated that social distancing should only be separated from high-risk areas and reasonably divided into zones; There is no rampant social gap that affects life, production and business. “The spirit of being proactive, positive, not losing your guard, is not to panic and tremble when cases of infection appear in the community,” said the Prime Minister.
On November 30, the Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration said it would organize 33 flights per week to bring back citizens of Japan, Korea and Taiwan, in the form of full self-pay, from December 1 to 15. / 1/2021. The list of citizens who wish to return to their country of origin will be compiled by the Consular Department, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then sent to the National Steering Committee for the Prevention of Covid-19. After approval by the Steering Committee, the Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority will issue licenses for these flights and the airlines will organize a package sale.
With the new decision of the Prime Minister tonight, the aforementioned flights are on a temporary suspension, but the Department of Aviation has not yet made an official statement on the matter.
Since the beginning of April, Vietnam has stopped all trade routes with other countries. After that, several airlines again exploited international flights, but they only carried goods in and out of Vietnam. The flights that carry passengers to Vietnam are carried out with the permission of the authorities, the passengers are citizens with difficult circumstances, experts, businessmen, high-tech workers … and they are eligible. epidemic room cups.
In September, the government allowed the airline industry to resume commercial flights to six countries and territories. However, airlines can only pick up passengers from Vietnam one way, not pick up passengers from the other side because there is no translation control process with people entering. The Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration has piloted two commercial flights from Korea to launch an epidemic control process.
After two pilot flights, the collection of commercial guests from abroad will stop waiting for the Ministry of Health to issue the “Covid-19 for medical entry and prevention and isolation medical supervision procedures for commercial income.” “.
On the afternoon of December 1, the Ministry of Health recorded 4 more positive nCoV cases, of which two cases of infection from “patient 1347” in Ho Chi Minh City and two cases were isolated immediately after entry. The total number of cases in the country was 1,351, of which 1,195 people were cured; 35 people died.
On November 30, “patient 1347”, a 32-year-old man, passed the Covid-19 of the Vietnam Airlines flight attendant as “patient 1342” when the flight attendant was in home isolation, ending almost 90 days without community infection in Vietnam.
