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Vietnam announces a 30-day ban on foreign travelers entering the country

Hanoi

The Vietnamese government announced today that a 30 day ban on foreign travelers entering the country, which will be applied to visitors from 26 countries in the Schengen area in Europe and Britain.

The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that anyone who visited those countries within 14 days of arriving in Vietnam would be prevented from entering the country.

The number of coronavirus cases in Vietnam has risen to 47, with nearly 20 of them linked to a flight from London to Hanoi.