Vietnam rushes to repatriate COVID-infected workers

First plane carrying over 200 from African dam project arrives in Hanoi on Wednesday

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Hanoi’s move to repatriate COVID-infected workers comes as the country tries to contain its first locally transmitted infections in three months in central Vietnam.   © Reuters

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer

HANOI -- Vietnam's government has made plans for multiple flights to bring back about 500 nationals stranded overseas, more than half of whom have contracted COVID-19.

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