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Airlines asked to refuse violators of pandemic control regulations

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines to refuse serving passengers who fail to fill in health declarations and follow pandemic prevention and control regulations.
Airlines asked to refuse violators of pandemic control regulations ảnh 1Screening body temperature at airport (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Civil Aviation Authority ofVietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines to refuse serving passengers who fail to fillin health declarations and follow pandemic prevention and control regulations. 

In a dispatch sent to units, the CAAV General Director askedunits to remind its staff and passengers to seriously follow 5K requirements,including wearing masks, disinfection, no gathering, keeping distance and healthdeclaration.

They were also required to install COVID-19 tracing appBluezone to help authorities promptly discover infection cases.

Airline staff who directly contact with passengers must wearface shields and test for SARS-CoV-2 regularly to ensure they are negative tothe virus before going to work.

Airports and airlines were assigned to continue reviewingcurrent prevention and control measures and seriously following quarantinerules for crewmembers as guided by the Health Ministry.

Earlier, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines strengthened COVID-19 prevention andcontrol measures for flights from Hanoi to southern localities to ensure safetyfor passengers and its staff.

Testing will be conducted randomly on passengers aboard flights from Hanoi,Quang Ninh and Hai Phong to Tan Son Nhat International Airport by the localhealth sector as a large number is returning the city after the Tet (Lunar NewYear) holidays, Vietnam Airlines noted.
 
Passengers are required to wear facemasksthroughout the flights, make health declarations and have their bodytemperatures measured before boarding.

Airplanesfrom Hanoi will be sprayed with disinfectants meeting international standardsright after landing at airports in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.

Other safety measures will also be adopted onall domestic flights of Vietnam Airlines./.
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