Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc said: "Over the past few days, a number of Vietnamese citizens, particularly students have constantly contacted the Embassy asking for information and ways to return to Vietnam. The embassy has worked with Vietnam’s general consulates in Houston and San Francisco and the Vietnamese mission in New York to raise awareness among students about the need to avoid travelling back to Vietnam at this moment so as to reduce the risk of contracting disease and overloading of medical service in the home country. The embassy set up hotlines and email addresses, which operate around the clock seven days a week to provide information and help regarding documents and procedures for Vietnamese citizens. The embassy has coordinated with the general consulates in Houston and San Francisco to help nearly 40 students who were stuck at Dallas airport (Texas) after their flights were cancelled."

The embassy has posted on its website guidance on COVID-19 with regularly updated information on the disease and new pandemic-related policies and rules of Vietnam and the host country, along with warning against possible risks.