"This direction will be implemented immediately. Domestic flights to and from Da Nang will operate normally until further announcement," said Vo Huy Cuong, deputy head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

The redirection request was made by acting Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long, he added.

Da Nang Airport crowded with domestic visitors, July 24, 2020.

Deputy Director of the Da Nang International Airport Hoang Huu Cuong said the airport had welcomed about 10 flights repatriating overseas Vietnamese or welcoming foreign experts to Vietnam this month.

"Da Nang Airport was set to welcome more flights from abroad in the coming days. These flights will be rescheduled," Cuong said.

The city's Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention announced Friday that a 57-year-old retiree in the city's Lien Chieu district had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Da Nang has quarantined more than 50 people who came into close contact with the man. Large scale testing will be conducted in some areas of the central city, authorities said.

Vietnam has recorded 413 Covid-19 cases, of these 48 are active cases.

Information about 4 Bac Giang citizens working at Equatorial Guinea

(BGO) – According to the relatives, 3 out of 4 Bac Giang citizens working at Equatorial Guinea under a contract with CM Vietnam JSC tested positive to SARS-CoV-2 and put under treatment at the country.

350 Vietnamese citizens fly home from Australia

A total of 350 Vietnamese citizens have arrived home on a repatriation flight from Australia.

Bac Giang DOFA supports citizen to go home amid Covid-19 pandemic

(BGO)- The provincial Department of Foreign Affairs (DOFA) in northern province of Bac Giang has received the request by Nguyen Van Quy living in Binh An village, Chu Dien commune, Luc Nam district for instruction and support returning home of their relatives who are working under contracts in Republic of Guinea.

Vietnamese citizens brought home safely from South Asian nations

Nearly 200 Vietnamese citizens from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives were brought home safe and sound on July 2-3.

Vietnamese citizens return from Canada, Africa

A Vietnam Airlines flight has brought 343 Vietnamese citizens back to Vietnam from Canada thanks to the coordination between Vietnamese and Canadian agencies.

Source: VnExpress