Da Nang to suspend receiving Vietnamese returnees from abroad
VOV.VN - The Da Nang administration has asked for the Prime Minister’s permission to temporarily suspend receiving flights that repatriate Vietnamese citizens left stranded overseas due to COVID-19.
In a report to the Government Office, the Da Nang administration notes the central city has since the beginning of this year received 11,800 returnees, including more than 8,000 cases in April alone.
Among them, 72 people have been confirmed as COVID-19 patients, including 61 in the past month.
An increasing number of coronavirus infections has put growing pressure on Da Nang Lung Diseases Hospital that is tasked with receiving and treating COVI-19 patients, says the report.
In addition, relevant forces whose duty is to monitor health quarantine and pandemic control have been overloaded with work, it further explains.
For these reasons, the municipal administration expects the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Transport will allow the city to suspend incoming repatriation flights that carry Vietnamese citizens from overseas, in an effort to facilitate COVID-19 control and treatment.