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  • Hundreds jam airport as evacuations from Vietnam's Danang begin

    JULY 26, 2020 / 11:52 PM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO

    Khanh Vu, Phuong Nguyen
    3 MIN READ

    HANOI (Reuters) - The airport in the central Vietnamese tourism hotspot of Danang was packed on Monday after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus and the evacuation of 80,000 people began.

    The Southeast Asian country is back on high alert after authorities on Saturday confirmed the first community infections since April, and another three cases on Sunday, all in or around Danang.

    A further 11 cases linked to a Danang hospital were reported late on Monday.

    The evacuations of mostly local tourists will take at least four days with domestic airlines operating approximately 100 flights daily from Danang to 11 Vietnamese cities, the government said.






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