Vietnam's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang

“Right after the epidemic information revealed, the Foreign Ministry has actively asked Vietnamese diplomatic missions in foreign countries, including China to frequently update the epidemic situation and Vietnamese citizen’s aspiration in host countries. The Foreign Ministry has announced hot lines of all Vietnamese representative offices in China as they are ready to provide support and protection when necessary. They have maintained contacts with more than 400 Vietnamese living, studying, and visiting China, not including short visits which have not been registered for protection with the Embassy. Through contacts, all those citizens have been reported stable health.”

She confirmed that there is one Vietnamese positive with coronarivus who is under treatment in Jiangxi. 29 requests for return to Vietnam submitted by Vietnamese citizens in Hubei are processed with the highest efforts to bring them home as soon as possible. Vietnam has provided humanitarian aids worth half a million US dollars to China and praised Chinese efforts in containing the epidemic.

The spokeswoman confirmed that Vietnam will fulfill its obligation as a member of the ASEAN and the ASEAN Chair in 2020 with close monitoring to ensure safety and security for the ASEAN Year.