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URGENT: HEALTH MINISTRY TRACES PASSENGERS ON THREE MORE INT’L FLIGHTS
The Ministry of Health has released another urgent announcement calling on passengers on 3 international flights to immediately contact local Centers for Disease Control to have their health monitored.
The move was made after the ministry confirmed there have been COVID-19 patients on these flights, namely:
- 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.
Booking offices shall also be responsible for informing the passengers on the aforesaid flights.
Source: VGP
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