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Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad (Photo: VNA)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in coordination with other ministries, agencies and localities is working on a plan to repatriate Vietnamese citizens with an urgent need to return home, the ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said on January 14.

Speaking at a press conference, Hang stressed that the repatriation must match the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the domestic quarantine capacity.

According to Hang, many overseas Vietnamese citizens have registered for the repatriation before the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays.

Nearly 300 flights have been arranged by Vietnamese and foreign agencies, and airlines, in order to bring home more than 80,000 Vietnamese citizens from 60 countries and territories safely.

The Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: MoF)

The work has been done based on the pandemic situation in Vietnam and the world at large, and the domestic quarantine capacity, she said.

However, given the new variants of the coronavirus spreading fast in many countries, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 5 ordered limiting such repatriation flights.

Under his instruction, when really necessary, the flights will be considered and consented by the ministries of health, foreign affairs, national defence, public security, and transport, and reported to the PM for approval, Hang said.

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