Vietnam suspends inbound flights from UK and SA over new coronavirus variants
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told authorities to work on a list of other countries that should be covered by the suspension
05 January 2021 - 16:23
Hanoi — Vietnam has suspended inbound flights from countries with new Covid-19 variants, initially Britain and SA, the Vietnam health ministry said on Tuesday.
A new variant first found in Britain includes a genetic mutation that could result in the virus spreading more easily between people...
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