Viet Nam entered the 80^th day in a row without new COVID-19 cases reported in the community as of 5 July , according to Viet Nam's National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Passengers waiting to conduct procedures before boarding the flight back to Viet Nam at Sydney airport (Photo: VNA)

Among the total 355 cases in the country, 215 are imported and quarantined right after their arrival, and 340 have been given all-clear. The remaining 15 are being treated and three of them tested negative at least twice for the SARS-CoV-2 that causes the disease.

Currently 11,466 people are being quarantined either at hospitals, concentrated establishments or at home.

More than 350 Vietnamese citizens from Australia and New Zealand were brought home safe and sound on 3 July.

Vietnamese agencies in and outside the country have coordinated with the national flag carrier Viet Nam Airlines, and agencies of Australia and New Zealand to arrange the flight to bring the citizens home.

Passengers were mostly children, the elderly, pregnant women, those with illnesses, and workers and students made homeless after their working contracts ended or campus closed.

Preventive measures were taken seriously during the flight. After landing at the Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, crew members and passengers had their body temperature checked and went under quarantine as regulated.

Under the Prime Minister’s instruction, Vietnamese authorities and representative offices abroad will continue conducting more flights to bring Vietnamese citizens home in the coming time, based on the pandemic developments at home and abroad, the citizens’ aspirations, and quarantine capacity in localities.

Source: VNA