Hanoi (VNA) – More than 240 Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine were brought home on a flight operated by national flag carrier VietnamAirlines on August 31 and September 1.
The passengers included children, pregnant women, theelderly, sick people, students who have no accommodation due to the closure ofcampus, and workers with expired labour contracts.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine sent officials to theairport to support them in boarding procedures.
Safety and hygiene measures were applied during the flightsto prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
All passengers onboard and crewmembers received medicalcheck-ups right after landing in Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho ChiMinh City before being sent to quarantine facilities.
In the coming time, more flights will be operated torepatriate Vietnamese citizens with disadvantaged circumstances, depending ontheir need and quarantine capacity at home./.