Due to the departure of US staff from the US Plant and Plant Quarantine Service (APHIS) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the export of certain fruits from Vietnam to the US has been halted since March 2020. However, the US Department of Agriculture has agreed to send a plant quarantine specialist back to Vietnam to resume work at the Son Son Irradiation Plant in Ho Chi Minh City. In the meantime, the Plant Protection Department in Vietnam has been working with the US Embassy to temporarily allow embassy staff to monitor the handling of fresh fruits for export to the US. These steps aim to restore the normal export of fruits to the US market.