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COVID Rules: Vietnam Flight Attendant who Broke Gets 2-year Jail Term

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A flight attendant, who broke COVID-19 quarantine restrictions in November and spread the virus to close contacts, received a two-year suspended jail term from a Ho Chi Mind City court on Tuesday.

The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City convicted 29-year-old Duong Tan Hau of “spreading dangerous infectious diseases’’ during the trial, which lasted just one day, the court said.

Hau, who worked for national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, broke the South-east Asian nation’s strict 14-day quarantine measures after landing on a flight from Japan.

After receiving two negative test results, he met 46 people while supposed to be quarantined, visiting cafes, restaurants and attending an English class.

Hau eventually tested positive at the end of November.

He was responsible for infecting at least three others.

A police report on the case said the subsequent testing and quarantining of around 2,000 people cost just less than $200,000.

The court said Hau’s behaviour seriously endangered society, yet his good record and many extenuating circumstances meant the court handed him a suspended sentence of two years, followed by four years’ probation.

Signs had appeared in Ho Chi Minh City in April warning those not using face masks then compulsory in major cities that they could face up to 12 years in prison if they infect another with a dangerous tropical disease.

Vietnam’s battle against the coronavirus is seen as a success story.

To date, Vietnam has recorded 2,594 coronavirus cases and 35 deaths. (dpa/NAN)

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Mozambique’s Death Toll from Cyclone Chido Rises to 94- Reports

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Mozambique’s disaster management agency announced that the death toll from Cyclone Chido has risen to 94.

The cyclone had made landfall in northern Mozambique a week ago and Mozambique’s institute for natural disasters on Thursday had given the death toll at 73.

The Indian Ocean archipelago Mayotte bore the brunt of the storm.

Officials in Mayotte, which is one of France’s poorest overseas territories, have only been able to confirm 35 fatalities from Chido, but some have said they fear thousands could have been killed.

Olamide Harrison, the International Monetary Fund’s Mozambique resident representative, said on Wednesday that the country’s 2024 economic growth would  likely be revised down from a previous forecast of 4.

3 per cent due to the impact of the cyclone and post-election civil unrest.

In October, Daniel Chapo, the candidate of Mozambique’s ruling party Frelimo, was declared winner of the presidential election. (Reuters/NAN)

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No talk of Ceasefire Deal Between Turkey, US-backed SDF in Northern Syria – Turkish Official

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There is no talk of a ceasefire deal between Turkey and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria, contrary to a U.S. announcement on the issue, a Turkish defence ministry official said on Thursday.

The official was responding to comments from State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, who said a ceasefire between Turkey and the SDF around the northern Syrian city of Manbij has been extended until the end of this week.

“As Turkey, it is out of the question for us to have talks with any terrorist organisation.

“The (U.S.) statement must be a slip of the tongue,” the defence ministry official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters.

Washington brokered an initial ceasefire between Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and the SDF forces last week after fighting that broke out earlier this month as rebel groups advanced on Damascus and overthrew Bashar al-Assad.

The SDF is an ally in the U.S. coalition against Islamic State militants.

It is spearheaded by the YPG, a group that Ankara sees as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants who have fought the Turkish state for 40 years.

Turkey regards the PKK, YPG and SDF as terrorist groups. The U.S. and Turkey’s Western allies list the PKK as terrorist, but not the YPG and the SDF.

When asked if Ankara was considering another ground operation into northern Syria, the official said that Turkey still sees a threat to its borders from north Syria.

“Our preparations and precautions as part of the fight against terrorism will continue until the PKK/YPG lays down its arms and its foreign fighters leave Syria,” the official said.

Since 2016, Turkey has mounted four military operations in northern Syria, citing national security threats.

Turkey believes that forces of the Syrian National Army paramilitary group which it backs will “liberate” YPG-controlled areas in northern Syria, the official said, signalling that Turkey does not plan an imminent operation into the region by its military.

The SDF have close ties with Western countries including the U.S. and France. Recently, France said the political transition in Syria needed to ensure that the SDF was represented. (Reuters/NAN)

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President Yoon Banned from Leaving South Korea

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The South Korean Government ordered an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol.The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday that the travel ban is due to the ongoing investigation into Yoon, which involves suspicion of high treason.Yoon unexpectedly imposed martial law on his country last Tuesday night, but hours later, after massive political resistance, he repealed the order.

On Saturday evening, a motion by the opposition to impeach the president in parliament failed.
However, public pressure against the 63-year-old continues. (dpa/NAN)

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