Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – All passengers, crewmembers andstaff, who had contact with a Japanese passenger tested positive for SARS-CoV-2on Vietnam Airlines’ VN340 flight, have been put into quarantine, the HealthMinistry reported on March 4.
Earlier on March 3, the Japanese passenger boarded theVietnam Airlines’ flight VN814 with 72 others from Cambodia’s Siem Reap to HoChi Minh City, then took a transit flight VN340 to Japan’s Nagoya city.
After landing in Japan, the Japanese passenger showed thesymptom of fever and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
All crewmembers on VN340 flight returned to Vietnam onflight VN341, which landed at Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat airport at1:55pm on March 4. The flight carried 73 passengers and 12 crewmembers.
Accordingly, 51 passengers entering Vietnam and allcrewmembers have been put into quarantine. The 22 others were also quarantinedand are making procedures for transit flights.
The aircraft used for VN341 flight was also disinfected.
At Tan Son Nhat airport, two security staff and six servicestaff at business lounge, class C were also quarantined due to having closecontact with the Japanese passenger.
Both Vietnamese and Japanese agencies are investigatingitinerary of the Japanese patient in Cambodia./.
Earlier on March 3, the Japanese passenger boarded theVietnam Airlines’ flight VN814 with 72 others from Cambodia’s Siem Reap to HoChi Minh City, then took a transit flight VN340 to Japan’s Nagoya city.
After landing in Japan, the Japanese passenger showed thesymptom of fever and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
All crewmembers on VN340 flight returned to Vietnam onflight VN341, which landed at Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat airport at1:55pm on March 4. The flight carried 73 passengers and 12 crewmembers.
Accordingly, 51 passengers entering Vietnam and allcrewmembers have been put into quarantine. The 22 others were also quarantinedand are making procedures for transit flights.
The aircraft used for VN341 flight was also disinfected.
At Tan Son Nhat airport, two security staff and six servicestaff at business lounge, class C were also quarantined due to having closecontact with the Japanese passenger.
Both Vietnamese and Japanese agencies are investigatingitinerary of the Japanese patient in Cambodia./.
VNA
