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 relevantauthorities of the two countries.

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They included under-18s and elderly people, those with illnesses, and tourists who had been stuck there.

Upon arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, all the passengers and flight crew underwent health checks and were put into quarantine in line with Vietnam’s regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control.

Based on citizens’ wishes, the local quarantine capacity, as well as the pandemic’s developments, authorities and airlines will continue to conduct flights to repatriate more Vietnamese citizens in the time ahead.