The construction will cost an estimated VND5,903 billion (US$255 million), of which VND3,088 billion (US$133 million) will be sourced from the state.

Under the government instruction, the planning adjustment must ensure the capacity expansion of Noi Bai International Airport to 100 million passengers per year.

The combined capacity of the 22 airports in Vietnam is just equal to that of one single airport like Changi in Singapore, Suvarnabhumi in Thailand or KLIA in Malaysia.

Taking samples at the airport appears to be one of protective measures to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Quarantine facilities are at full capacity due to flows of overseas Vietnamese who mostly returned from Europe, Southeast Asia and China.