Health Ministry set to repatriate Covid-19-infected Vietnamese from Africa on Aug 3

Vietnamese citizens line up to undergo flight procedures at the Toronto Pearson International Airport to return to Vietnam. Vietnam’s health authority is set to bring home 116 Vietnamese citizens infected with Covid-19 from Equatorial Guinea on August 3 – PHOTO: VNA

The Health Ministry this morning, July 16, announced that it had convened an emergency meeting with relevant agencies to discuss measures to repatriate the 219 Vietnamese citizens who are working for three irrigation contractors in the Central African country.

The ministry stated that these 219 nationals underwent Covid-19 tests on July 1, with the results indicating that 116 of them were positive and 102 others negative. One person tested positive after the first test but was negative after the second one.

Of the 116 citizens confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus, two patients aged 43 and 32 required oxygen therapy, as their health conditions were worse than the rest.

From now until the departure date of the repatriation flight, the health conditions of these citizens could change. The number of positive cases may rise and some Covid-19 patients may recover. Besides, no healthcare worker is accompanying the citizens. The ministry said it would closely monitor the situation to provide prompt support to them while awaiting the departure date.

Earlier, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a Government meeting on July 10 asked the relevant ministries and agencies to immediately repatriate the Vietnamese citizens from Equatorial Guinea.

Source: thesaigontimes.vn
Collected by My Nguyen