The US national security advisor, Robert O'Brien, with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on November 21. STRINGER/Vietnam News Agency/AFP
Business Insider: Trump's national security advisor and his entourage were said to be treated as 'human petri dishes' in Vietnam, as the US COVID-19 outbreak worsens every day
* A US delegation led by the national security advisor, Robert O'Brien, was treated like "human petri dishes" in Vietnam, Bloomberg reported.
* O'Brien landed in Hanoi on November 20 ahead of talks with a series of officials before leaving for the Philippines on November 21.
* Vietnam has been a coronavirus success story, recording about 1,300 cases throughout the pandemic, while the US has recorded the most COVID-19 cases and deaths of any country.
* O'Brien and his entourage were tested for the coronavirus upon arrival, housed on the same floor of a Hanoi hotel, and had their meals left outside their doors, Bloomberg said.
* The US Air Force team that piloted O'Brien's plane was not permitted to enter Vietnam and spent the night in neighboring Thailand.
A delegation of US officials led by the White House national security advisor, Robert O'Brien, was treated like a group of "human petri dishes" during a visit to Vietnam, Bloomberg reported, as the US struggles to contain its COVID-19 crisis.
O'Brien landed in Hanoi on November 20 as part of a tour of Asia and met with a series of officials the next day before leaving for the Philippines.
During the visit, O'Brien's Vietnamese hosts made every effort to keep the delegation isolated, Bloomberg said, ensuring that their exposure to others was minimized.
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WNU Editor: I am surprised that the Vietnamese permitted this vist to happen.
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