Nearly 500 Vietnamese citizens from some African and Asian countries were brought home on two repatriation flights which landed safely at local airports on Sunday.
140 Vietnamese citizens from African countries are brought home on August 30.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnamese Embassies in South Africa and Qatar sent staff to airports in Pretoria and Doha to help 140 Vietnamese citizens complete check-in procedures for the flight home which was conducted by Qatar Airways.
Another flight operated by the national flag Vietnam Airlines also brought home more than 340 citizens from Macau, China on August 30.
Passengers on the two flights include children aged under 18, the elderly, the ill, pregnant women, workers with expired visas and labour contracts, students without accommodations, stranded tourists, and those in disadvantaged circumstances.
After landing safely at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho International Airport in Can Tho Province on August 30, all passengers and crew members of the two flights were given health check-ups and sent to quarantine areas in line with regulations.
To date, as many as 113 repatriation flights have been arranged by Vietnamese authorities since April 10 to help over 32,008 local people stranded abroad due to Covid-19 return home, the ministry said, adding that more such flights are set to be conducted in the coming time.