Passengers at Danang Airport
Director of Quang Nam Provincial Department of Health, Mai Van Muoi confirmed with Dantri/Dtinews on Friday morning that the 14 people were passengers from four flights including one from the US and three from South Korea.
"Eight passengers on a flight from the US that landed in Danang International Airport on December 24 had tested positive for the Omicron variant," the official said. "All 177 passengers and 16 crew members had been quarantined upon arrival."
Six other passengers were also found infected with the new Covid-19 variant after arriving at Danang Airport on three flights from South Korea on December 21, 23, and 24. All 520 passengers and 42 crew members of those three flights had also been sent to quarantine areas in Quang Nam upon arrival.
A report from local authorities said that all passengers from the South Korean flight that landed on December 21 had completed their quarantine period and left for their homes since Thursday.
Vietnam detected its first Omicron-infected case on Tuesday. The patient arrived from the UK in Hanoi and had also been quarantined upon arrival at a local hospital.
