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The flight crew carrying citizens of Equatorial Guinea back to the country from the plane wearing protective clothing – Photo: NGUYEN KHANH
This content is shown in the express dispatch of the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to the Department Air Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet, Bamboo Airways, and Pacific Airlines on December 1 to strengthen the prevention of COVID-19 infection for airline international flight crew members. air Vietnam.
In order to strengthen the prevention of COVID-19 infection among the international flight crew members of Vietnamese airlines, at the same time to strictly control the incoming aircrews to prevent the risk of infection to the community, the Ministry of Transportation requested The Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration and Vietnamese airlines perform a series of tasks such as:
Continue to strictly comply with the regulations of the National Steering Committee on strengthening the management of flight crew members in the prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic and the decision of the Ministry of Health to temporarily guide the quarantine. Prevention of COVID-19 infection.
For pilots on flights welcoming citizens, experts, investors, high-tech workers … from countries to Vietnam, the Ministry of Transport called for continuing to strictly implement measures to prevent infection. illnesses during the entire flight trip, such as: use of an N95 mask or equivalent, use of protective clothing including hats, glasses, jumpsuit, shoe covers, double-layer gloves, use of dry hand sanitizer; do not place passengers in the executive cabin adjacent to the cockpit; pilots use private bathrooms, self-service food; When exiting the plane, you can serve a private car without the flight attendant; no contact with the passengers on the flight and the remaining members, native ground personnel at foreign airports.
For flight attendants and other crew members (technical personnel, ground personnel) traveling on the same flight: protective clothing similar to that of the pilot; minimize contact with passengers; use a separate bathroom; when exiting the plane, you can serve your own car; no contact with onboard pilots and native ground personnel at foreign airports. Strictly implement the same protection measures throughout the flight journey to minimize the risk of infection …
The Ministry of Transportation requires to continue to strictly implement medical isolation measures and take test samples for flight crew members upon arrival in Vietnam in accordance with the provisions of Official Dispatch No. 3588 / CV-BCĐ dated 2 July 2020. National Steering Committee until new guidance is available. Strictly implement isolation at home and residence in accordance with the instructions of Decision No. 879 / QD-BYT of the Ministry of Health.
According to Official Letter No. 3588 / CV-BCĐ issued by the Ministry of Health on July 2, 2020, which guides the organization of isolating Vietnam Airlines flight crews, flight attendants on passenger flights from other countries to Vietnam do not receive. contact with pilots in flight and native ground personnel at foreign airports, and limit contact with passengers on flights.
Upon returning to Vietnam, conduct concentrated isolation, take samples to test according to regulations with all crew members and passengers on the flight. If all passengers and crew members test negative for the first time, continue taking a second sample with the crew members (second test after at least 72 hours from the first sample collection.).
If the rest of the crew members test negative on the second test, the remaining crew members can leave the quarantine area and continue with home and home medical isolation. instructions from the Ministry of Health until the next international mission (tests are required 24 hours before the next international flight).
If there is a COVID-19 positive passenger or crew member during the first test, conduct a 14-day concentrated isolation on all remaining crew members as needed. If the second test is positive, perform a medical isolation within 14 days for all remaining crew members from the date of the second test result.
On July 24, 2020, the National Steering Committee for the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Diseases issued Official Letter No. 3951 / CV-BCĐ which allows VietjettAir and Bamboo Airways to apply and test flight crews in accordance with the instructions. in Official Office No. 3588 / CV-BCĐ.
