From now until Lunar New Year, for each flight to bring people back home, the Ministries must report to the Prime Minister for decision.
Due to the emergence of a new strain of Covid-19 virus spreading faster in many countries, the Prime Minister has directed that from now until Tet, flights bringing people into Vietnam be limited to the maximum. In case of real necessity, each flight bringing people back to the country must be reported to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision by the Ministries of Health, Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Public Security, and Transport.
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The Government Office has just issued an official dispatch conveying the Prime Minister's opinion on implementing flights to bring Vietnamese citizens abroad back to the country in the first quarter of 2021.
Accordingly, the Prime Minister directed: Due to the appearance of a new strain of Covid-19 virus spreading faster in many countries, flights bringing people into Vietnam from now until Tet holiday should be limited to the maximum. In case of real necessity, each flight bringing people back must be reported to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision by the Ministries of Health, Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Public Security, and Transport.
The Ministry of National Defense shall coordinate with the Ministry of Health to thoroughly prepare quarantine facilities to carry out centralized quarantine of Vietnamese people entering the country. The quarantine period and procedures must be reviewed and considered in accordance with the requirements for preventing the spread of the new virus strain, ensuring absolute safety.
People's Committees of provinces and cities shall strengthen inspections of quarantine facilities (outside areas managed by the Army) to ensure strict compliance with regulations on epidemic prevention. All cases of entry under short-term quarantine must undergo centralized quarantine for 14 days, except for special cases considered and decided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of Health and the People's Committees of provinces and cities shall strictly implement the reception, transportation, and medical monitoring of people who have completed their centralized quarantine period. Strictly handle organizations and individuals who violate the regulations.
The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security strengthen the management of entry and exit across the border by road, waterway and sea. The Ministry of Public Security and the People's Committees of provinces and cities direct local authorities to strengthen propaganda and mobilize families with relatives abroad who want to return home to absolutely not enter the country illegally. Cases of returning home by road with truly difficult circumstances will be considered by the State and supported with quarantine costs.
After the Lunar New Year, the Ministry of Transport will study and promote the resumption of regular commercial flights to other countries as directed by the Prime Minister to serve the "dual goal" and meet the basic and essential travel needs of citizens.
The Ministry of Information and Communications directs press agencies to provide accurate and appropriate information about the epidemic situation at home and abroad, avoiding causing public confusion and negatively affecting Vietnam's socio-economic development.
Relevant ministries, agencies and localities strictly implement the direction of the Prime Minister in Directive 01/CT-TTg dated January 5, 2021 and related documents on strengthening prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic.
