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The latest patient has become the 11th person linked to the 34th case so far.

The latest case is a flight attendant who served a flight from London which landed in Hanoi on March 9.

Hanoi has set up five rapid response teams who are on standby 24/7 to fight the epidemic.

So far, eight people have got infected from patient 34, making her the largest source of contagion so far.

This is the first time in Vietnam the expanded immunization model (free of charge) has been implemented at central-level hospitals.

The confirmed cases are now seen in 123 countries and territories while death roll surpasses 4,600.

Vietnamese citizens can update their daily health status and also provide information to the best of their knowledge about cases suspected of catching Covid-19 in their residential areas.

The move was taken after Hanoi confirmed the first case of Covid-19 on March 6 and the city’s authorities continued to postpone the reopening of schools.

Medical declaration will be used merely for the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic.

Health authorities have confirmed that the epidemic is under control in Vietnam.

The new cases took the same flight as Hanoi's first infected person who visited Lombardy, an epicenter in Italy, in mid-February.

Hanoi is tracking down the patient's travel history to quarantine and supervise all people who made close contact with her.

Vietnam National University-Hanoi has three classified fields which broke into top global ranking.

The biological kit uses molecular biotechnology for testing whose results have the same sensitivity as the World Health Organization (WHO)’s kit used for nCoV diagnosis.

A number of people and experts have warned of a problematic school year if the break lasts long.

Debate on when reopening schools has heated up online and offline talks.

The Vietnamese government must assess the epidemic evolution before making a decision on reopening of schools.

In terms of Covid-19 diagnosis, Vietnam is capable of and has sufficient biological products for coronavirus detection.

The MOET allows the heads of the people’s committees of cities and provinces to decide on whether to resume classes from March 2.

Vietnam has successfully cured the first child patient with Covid-19.