A Vietnam Airlines flight attendant has just been given a two-year suspended sentence for flouting quarantine regulations that spread contagious diseases to others.
Vietnam Airlines flight attendant Duong Tan Hau receives two-year suspended sentence at a court on March 30
Duong Tan Hau, 29, was given the sentence at a trial opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 30.
According to reports from the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court, Hau flew from Japan to Vietnam on November 14 and was transferred to a quarantine facility managed by Vietnam Airlines in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Binh District.
During his stay, he left his room to meet two other crew members returning from Romania, who later tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
Following two negative tests, Hau was allowed to leave the quarantine facility on November 18 for another 14-day self-quarantine at home.
However, Hau once again breached regulation by going out to meet a friend. They both tested positive later.
His friend, a Vietnamese teacher of English, was said to have contact with many people and transmit the virus to two other local residents, including a one-year-old boy.
Investigators said the case had caused a loss of nearly VND4.5 billion worth of Covid-19 tests and other costs. More than 2,000 people had been forced to be placed in quarantine.
The Vietnam Airline attendant pleaded guilty.