The returnees will be quarantined for 14 days at military barracks.

Vietnam's spokeswoman said all protective measures are based on the virus situation and with no discrimination against anyone.

Any citizen in need of help should call diplomatic missions via the contact posted on their websites or citizen protection hotlines.

Repatriated Vietnamese nationals are people under 18, elderly, of poor health condition, and of special cases.

All the latest cases are Vietnamese nationals returning from UAE.