URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PASSENGERS ON 3 MORE INT'L FLIGHTS

The Ministry of Health recommended passengers of three international flights IMMEDIATELY contact local Centers for Disease Control to have their health monitored following detection of COVID-19 patients on these flights.

These flights are:

- Flight MI632 of Silkair from Singapore to Da Nang on March 14, 2020;

- Flight VN54 of Viet Nam Airlines from London to Ha Noi on March 13, 2020;

- Flight SQ323 of Singapore Airlines from Amsterdam to Singapore on March 14, 2020 and transfer in Viet Nam

All booking offices shall have responsibility for informing passengers on the aforesaid flights about this announcement.

On March 16 and 17, the Ministry of Health also announced it has been tracing passengers on the following flights due to detection of COVID-19 patients:

Flight EK 392 of Emirates Airlines from Dubai to Ho Chi Minh City on March 12,2020;

- Flight BR 395 of Eva Air from Taiwan to Ho Chi Minh City on March 16, 2020;

- Flight TG 917 of Thai Airways from London to Viet Nam after transiting in Bangkok on March 15, 2020. TG 564 of Thai Airways from Bangkok to Ha Noi on March 15, 2020;

- SQ 176 of Singapore Airlines, landing at Noi Bai International Airport on March 15, 2020;

- VJ 826 of Vietjet Air from Malaysia to Noi Bai International Airport on March 4, 2020;

- TK162 of Turkey Airlines from Istanbul to Ho Chi Minh City on March 8, 2020;

- QH 1521 of Bamboo Airways from Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc on March 9, 2020;

- QH 1524 of Bamboo Airways from Phuc Quoc to Ho Chi Minh City on March 13, 2020;

- SU 290 Aeroflot from Moscow to Ha Noi on March 12, 2020;

- QR 970 of Qatar Airways from Doha to Ha Noi on March 10, 2020;

Source: VGP

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