Vietnam is considering the resumption of overseas air travel to destinations seen as "safe" from coronavirus.

Foreigners have been banned from entering the country since 22 March, with very few exceptions.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has now asked officials to draw up a list of “safe regions” for the resumption of international commercial flights, according to the country's state media.

The report says safe destinations will be those that have had no new cases of coronavirus for at least 30 days.

Despite having a long border with China and a population of some 97 million people, Vietnam has had just 332 confirmed Covid-19 cases, 192 of which were imported, and not a single death so far.

BBC