Vietnam Strengthens COVID-19 Prevention And Control, Capital Hanoi Suspends International Flights

According to a news released by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam on the 31st, in order to strengthen the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic, the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, will suspend international flights from June 1 to 7.

The source also said that the Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, which had previously suspended inbound international flights, will continue to suspend international flights until June 14. Prior to this, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam required Tan Son Nhat Airport to suspend the entry of international flights from May 27 to June 4.

A new round of COVID-19 occurred in Vietnam at the end of April this year, and the number of confirmed cases in the country is still increasing. According to statistics from the "Vietnam Express Network", as of 18:00 on the 31st local time, 4,246 newly confirmed cases of the new crown have been newly diagnosed across Vietnam since April 27. According to the Viet News Agency, in response to the epidemic, Hanoi has banned restaurants from providing dine-in services at noon on the 25th and banned gathering activities in public places. Ho Chi Minh City will implement a 15-day social distancing measure from the 31st.