Vietnam actively prepares for returning citizens from nCoV affected regions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been actively coordinating with relevant authorities to prepare for returning Vietnamese citizens from nCoV regions if necessary, Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told reporters Thursday.
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| Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
The evacuation will be carried out in accordance with international practices, laws of Vietnam and the host country, and on the basis of personal aspirations, Hang added.
Since the epidemic outbreak, the ministry tasked overseas diplomatic missions, especially those in China to regularly update information on the epidemic and learn about aspirations of the Vietnamese citizens, particularly those living and working in China.
The ministry also announced hotlines of its diplomatic missions in China in order to provide necessary assistance for Vietnamese nationals.
The diplomatic missions have contacted with more than 400 Vietnamese nationals, including tourists in China.
So far, the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing has received 29 requests from Vietnamese citizens who expect to return home.
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(Source: VGP)
