Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:18:49 -0500
Temporarily suspend entry into Vietnam with travelers coming from or passing through areas affected by the outbreak in South Korea (including Deagu city and Gyeongsangbuk province); for travelers coming to Vietnam on official missions, they will be subjected to medical declaration and quarantine for a 14-day period.
On Feb 21, 2020, Mr. K.H. T. a 73-year-old COVID-19 patient coming from the US, has recovered and been discharged from a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City-Vietnam.
Temporary suspension of all flights to and from Chinese mainland affected by the outbreak, starting at 01:30 PM (local Vietnam time) on February 1, 2020. Connecting flights via Taiwan and Hong Kong are still operational to date.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc visited the State of Arizona from February 10 – 12, 2020 as part of activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations and pay tribute to late US Senator John McCain, one of the pioneers in normalisation of bilateral ties.
On January 30, 2020 at the Viet Nam House in Washington D.C, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc and US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell on January 30 co-chaired the launching of activities to celebrate the 25th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations (1995-2020).
