27 March 2020 – Domestic flights limited from high-risk cities

Type of Intervention: Executive Order, Regulation
Sectors Involved: Executive Office, Ministry of Transportation
Intervention Categories: Domestic travel
Level of Jurisdiction: Ha Noi and HCMC
Lead People/Agency: Prime Minister

Overview: In accordance with the Prime Minister’s Decree number 15/CT-TTg dated 27 March 2020, the Ministry of Transportation would develop a plan that limits air transportation from and to Hanoi and HCMC from and to provinces in Vietnam. The aim is to limit risks of transmission of COVID-19 from high risk level provinces/cities (Hanoi and HCMC) and also from these two cities to the provinces and cities.
Full details here: http://baochinhphu.vn/Chi-dao-quyet-dinh-cua-Chinh-phu-Thu-tuong-Chinh-phu/Chi-dao-dieu-hanh-cua-Chinh-phu-Thu-tuong-Chinh-phu-noi-bat-tuan-tu-23273/391192.vgp

Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government