The citizens included children under the age of 18, persons with severe illnesses, pregnant women, and labourers with expired or cancelled contracts.

Vietnamese citizens at a Qatar airport before returning home.

Right upon their arrival, all the passengers and crew members on board received heath examination and were put in quarantine in the Southern region in line with regulations.

Under the Prime Minister’s directions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Transport, domestic agencies and Vietnam’s overseas representative agencies have arranged a number of flights to bring Vietnamese citizens home.

On the basis of the pandemic’s developments in the country and the world, citizens’ aspirations and local quarantine capacity, more flights are set to be conducted in the coming time to repatriate Vietnamese citizens.

Vietnamese citizens brought home from Australia and New Zealand

Nearly 340 Vietnamese citizens were brought home from Australia and New Zealand on June 2 under the coordination of Vietnam’s relevant agencies, the Vietnamese Embassies in Australia and New Zealand, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and the relevant authorities of the two countries.

Vietnam repatriates 344 citizens from Singapore

A Vietnam Airlines flight Sunday repatriated 344 Vietnamese citizens from Singapore, currently the biggest Covid-19 hotspot in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam grants e-visas for citizens from 80 countries

Citizens from 80 countries worldwide will be allowed to enter Vietnam using e-visas from July, according to a resolution recently issued by the Government.

Vietnam repatriates over 500 stranded citizens from US, Europe

Vietnam is bringing home on special flights more than 500 citizens stranded in Europe and the U.S., current epicenters of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Viet Nam better protect citizens in local countries

Vietnam will continue to offer support to overseas Vietnamese communities in a timely manner, an official has said. Vu Viet Anh, director of the Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told media on Monday that helping overseas Vietnamese aimed to ensure the work was always central to the lives of such communities.

Source: NDO