(VOVWORLD) - A special flight on Wednesday brought home 290 Vietnamese citizens left stranded in Taiwan (China) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Vietnamese citizens were waiting before boarding a plane for home |
The flight was arranged by relevant Vietnamese agencies, the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei and relevant agencies of Taiwan (China), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Passengers on board the aircraft were minors under 18, elderly people, guest workers with expired labour contracts, pregnant women, people with underlying illness, students who had already completed their academic year, holidaymakers, and others in specially difficult circumstances.
After landing, all the passengers and crew members had their health checked and were taken to a concentrated quarantine centre, in line with regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control.