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Vietnam has postponed the re-opening of commercial international flights to an unconfirmed date as authorities finalise COVID-19 health protocols.

Vietnam’s Deputy Transport Minister Le Anh Tuan reportedly informed local media of the development on September 14, 2020. Reports said the Health Ministry was still completing testing protocols and quarantine guidelines for eligible entries into Vietnam. Further discussions were needed, but a revised plan would be submitted to the country’s National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control for review on September 17, 2020.

The Vietnamese government, at a meeting on September 8, initially proposed to re-open international flights in two phases, starting on September 15 with flights to and from Guangzhou, Tokyo Narita, and Seoul Incheon, and the second starting on September 22 with flights to Taipei Taoyuan, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane.

Vietnam officially stopped international entries on March 22, 2020 due to the pandemic and is now maintaining a strict 14-day quarantine period for all arrivals.

National flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi), through social media...

Editorial Comment: Updated with Vietnam postponing the re-opening of select international flights. - 16.09.2020 - 11:50 UTC

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Vietnam has suspended all flights to and from Da Nang for at least 15 days after a spike in coronavirus cases in or around the city, the government announced on July 28.

On August 5, Vietnam confirmed 43 new covid-19 cases, all but one of them from Da Nang or linked to it, VnExpress reported. This brought the number of cases in the city to 192. Vietnam has so far recorded a total of 713 cases, 332 of them still active.

The Da Nang outbreak represents the country's first community infections since April. All train and bus services to the domestic and international tourism hotspot have also been suspended.

Still closed to passengers from abroad, Vietnam has seen a surge in domestic tourists taking advantage of discounted flights to destinations like Da Nang.

On July 27, the government asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to allow airlines to increase frequencies from the coastal city to 11 cities across the country to evacuate tourists - most to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City...