Support for Koreans in Vietnam Facility Quarantine, Rapid Response Team Withdraws After One Week

The rapid response team formed to support our citizens quarantined in Vietnam due to COVID-19 prevention measures is departing through Incheon International Airport on the 5th. / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The government rapid response team dispatched to Vietnam on the 5th to assist Koreans quarantined in facilities due to measures by the Vietnamese government fully withdrew on the 12th, after one week.

Earlier, the Korean Embassy in Vietnam announced that the rapid response team, consisting of 12 members in 3 teams, would return home via Bangkok, Thailand on that day. Each team was dispatched to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, and Da Nang to provide consular assistance to quarantined overseas Koreans.

However, it is reported that the rapid response team did not achieve its goals of converting facility-quarantined Koreans to self-quarantine or facilitating early return for those who wished.

The number of Koreans quarantined in facilities designated by the Vietnamese government was counted at 408. They are expected to leave the facilities around this weekend. Previously, quarantine was lifted for 134 people.

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