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More Vietnamese citizens brought home from Taiwan

About 290 Vietnamese citizens in Taiwan (China) were flown home on a flight of Vietnam Airlines on August 19.
More Vietnamese citizens brought home from Taiwan ảnh 1Vietnamese citizens wait for boarding procedures to be handled at the airport in Taiwan (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – About 290 Vietnamese citizens inTaiwan (China) were flown home on a flight of Vietnam Airlines on August 19.

The flight was arranged by Vietnameseauthorities, the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, the nationalflag carrier, and relevant agencies of Taiwan.

Passengers were those with specialdisadvantages, including the elderly, students under 18, workers with expiredlabour contracts, pregnant women, ill persons, and stranded tourists.

The Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office inTaipei sent staff to assist the citizens to handle boarding procedures at theairport.

Security, safety and hygiene measures werecarried out throughout the flight to protect their health and prevent thespread of COVID-19.

Upon landing at Cam Ranh International Airportin the central province of Khanh Hoa, those on board received health check-upsand sent to concentrated quarantine facilities.

More flights are set to be conducted in the timeahead to repatriate Vietnamese citizens with disadvantaged circumstances./.
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