Hanoi (VNA) – The 17 Vietnamese students andtheir relatives in Wuhan city, the Chinese province of Hubei, where an acuterespiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV) is raging, arecurrently in stable health and psychological condition, the Vietnamese Embassyin China said on January 26.
The Foreign Ministry of Vietnam said the embassyhas given instructions on how to respond to the disease to the citizens whileliaising with local authorities to extend the visa for one Vietnamese touriststranded in Hubei due to the nCoV outbreak.
The embassy has yet to record any Vietnamesestudents infected with the virus.
The Foreign Ministry has ordered Vietnam’soverseas representative agencies to keep a close watch on the epidemic andready their hotlines to support Vietnamese citizens when necessary.
Those seeking help can dial the citizenprotection hotline of the Vietnamese Embassy in China +8613120363638; theVietnamese consulates general in Shanghai +8613661537498, in Kunming 008613099948529, in Nanning +8618587897059, in Guangzhou +8613247675268, andin Hong Kong +85225914510; or the citizen protection switchboard +84981 84 8484.
By the end of January 26, 80 deaths from thenCoV-caused disease and 2,744 infected cases had been reported in China.
The virus has spread to more than 10 countriesaround the world./.