Vietnam Airlines to tighten COVID-19 prevention during Tet
Vietnam Airlines announced on February 3 that it will intensify COVID-19 prevention and control measures during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Passengers get on a Vietnam Airlines plane (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam Airlines announced on February 3 thatit will intensify COVID-19 prevention and control measures during the upcoming LunarNew Year (Tet) holiday.
All passengers must have their temperature checked before boarding, fillout a health declaration, and wear a facemask throughout the flight.
They must also abide by social distancing measures at check-in areas andwill be given sanitized wipes.
Flights from Cat Bi Airport in the northern port city of Hai Phong will haveseating spread out and only serve water.
Flights from Cat Bi and Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport to thecentral city of Da Nang or Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport willbe fully sterilised immediately after landing.
At the end of every day, all Vietnam Airlines aircraft will be thoroughlysprayed with CH2200 disinfectant.
The Vietnam Airlines Group and its members - Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO -will implement all pandemic control measures in line with guidance from and theregulations of relevant health agencies.
Two locally-infected cases were confirmed late January 27 in Hai Duongand Quang Ninh provinces after 55 days without any case of communitytransmission in Vietnam. The number of cases has increased rapidly over thepast several days, with cases detected in other localities including Hanoi.
Local authorities and the health sector are implementing drasticmeasures to contain the outbreak./.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has set up a hotline, on 024 3872 7912, to address bottlenecks in the implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures.
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Passengers get on a Vietnam Airlines plane (Photo: VNA) 
