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Vietnam Airlines flight attendant prosecuted for spreading Covid-19 infection
  • | dtinews.vn | December 03, 2020 09:47 PM
HCM City authorities have decided to prosecute a flight attendant of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines for breaking Covid-19 quarantine regulations.

The decision was announced at a press conference held by municipal authorities today, December 3.

The 28-year-old flight attendant, Vietnam’s 1,342nd Covid-19 patient, has been charged with spreading dangerous infectious diseases, the police said at the press conference. Vietnam Airlines has also suspended him and would consider dismissing him for the violation.

This is the first Covid-19-related case in Vietnam to have been prosecuted so far.

According to Colonel Nguyen Sy Quang, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Police, the flight attendant’s violation is simple, but has led to serious consequences. Hundreds of students in HCM City have had to be off from their schools for Covid-19 prevention, while thousands of other people have been quarantined and undergone Covid-19 tests.


Colonel Nguyen Sy Quang, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Police speaks at the press conference on December 3.

The flight attendant tested positive for Covid-19 in his third viral testing on November 29 while self-quarantining at home in Ho Chi Minh City. However, during that time, he visited many public places and came into contact with some other people during that time. As a result, he has found to have transmitted the virus to at least three others.


Lawyer Nguyen Duc Chanh from HCM City Bar Association cited the Vietnamese Criminal Code revised in 2017 as saying that the fine for spreading dangerous infectious diseases in humans is between VND50 million (USD2,173) and VND200 million or from one to 12 years in prison.

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