A repatriation flight for 219 Vietnamese guest workers in Equatorial Guinea is scheduled to depart on August 3 due to complications in the registration procedures, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnamese guest workers in Equatorial Guinea send their photos
to the homeland via social networks. (Photo:plo.vn)

There are a total of 219 workers from three Vietnamese construction companies working in Equatorial Guinea, with 120 of them being infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). 

Of the COVID-19 patients, 22 have been undergoing strict medical surveillance at two hospitals in the African country, 80 have been closely monitored at various isolation facilities and hotels, while the locations of the remaining cases have been verified. 

With regard to the health of the COVID-19 cases, 47 individuals are suffering from chest pains, 33 have a cough and sore throat, 16 people have a headache, whilst a further 13 people have been hit by a fever.

Among the patients, 46 are suffering from chronic underlying diseases which relate to stomach ulcers, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and bronchitis.

In addition to the 120 COVID-19 patients, seven additional people have been hospitalised in order to receive treatment for other diseases, three people have been infected with malaria, and one individual is showing symptoms of both malaria and the COVID-19.

Ahead of the repatriation flight, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, along with three Vietnamese companies, have been working in co-ordination in an effort to bring back Vietnamese workers who have been left stranded in Equatorial Guinea .

A contingent of doctors and orderlies will be arranged in order to accompany the flight, along with a haul of necessary medical equipment, such as ventilators and oxygen tanks. 

This comes after Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 10 ordered a repatriation flight to immediately bring back Vietnamese workers left stranded in Equatorial Guinea.