Kamala Harris flight to Vietnam delayed for ‘possible health incident’ amid report two diplomats evacuated with ‘Havana syndrome’ from Hanoi

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Kamala Harris flight from Singapore delayed for ‘possible anomalous health incident’

Two US diplomats in Hanoi were set to be medically evacuated following incidents over the weekend allegedly involving “Havana syndrome” symptoms,“Earlier this evening, the vice president’s traveling delegation was delayed from departing Singapore because the vice president’s office was made aware of a report of a recent possible anomalous health incident in Hanoi, Vietnam,” according to a statement from the US embassy in Hanoi on 23 August.

The designation of “anomalous health incident” has been used by State Department officials to describe so-called “More than three hours after a pool of reporters travelling with the vice president was called back to a hotel, reporters returned to the motorcade heading for Paya Lebar Air Base at 6.42pm. Take off was scheduled for 4pm.

The vice president’s senior adviser Symone Sanders, who is traveling with the vice president, told reporters that “she is well, all is fine,” according to pool reports.Roughly 200 people – mostly American and Canadian diplomats, intelligence officers and State Department staff – have reported symptoms related to so-called “Havana syndrome” that has reportedly included a loud piercing sound and head pressure, along with nausea, dizziness and brain fog.

Ms Harris concluded a three-day trip in Singapore, where she delivered remarks on US foreign policy, including issuing a warning about China’s encroachment in the South China Sea. “Beijing continues to coerce, to intimidate, and to make claims to the vast majority of the South China Sea,” she said in a speech on 24 August. “These unlawful claims have been rejected by the 2016 arbitral tribunal decision. And Beijing’s actions continue to undermine the rules-based order and threaten the sovereignty of nations.

 

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