Hanoi's airport to suspend Int´l arrivals

Noi Bai International Airport in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi will stop receiving international arrivals from Tuesday, following the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the country, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, reported Xinhua.

The suspension will last until at least June 7, while outbound flights will operate as normal, the authority said in an urgent notice.

It also decided to extend the suspension of international flights at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, which was announced on May 27, by 10 days to June 14, according to Vietnam News Agency.

The decisions were based on directions of Vietnam's National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, the news agency said.

Previously on May 25, Hanoi already suspended the in-store services at restaurants, cafes, hair salons and other public venues until further notice.

Vietnam reported 153 new COVID-19 cases from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time Monday, including 150 locally transmitted and three imported ones, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 7,321, according to the Ministry of Health.

So far the country has recorded a total of 5,815 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 4,245 detected in the latest outbreak that started in late April, according to the health ministry.

As many as 3,030 patients have recovered, up 80 from Sunday, and around 150,500 people are being quarantined and monitored, the ministry said.