The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea to carry out measures to protect Vietnamese nationals from the spread of coronavirus.
According to the embassy, Daegu City is home to 8,285 Vietnamese, while 18,502 Vietnamese live in Gyeongsangbuk Province. To date, no Vietnamese person has been infected.
In case of emergency, they are advised to contact the hotline at the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea on +82 10-3622-6618 or +84 981 84 84 84.
The Vietnamese overseas labour department in South Korea has also announced the phone number +82 103 248.
The embassy contacted Vietnamese people in coronavirus-ravaged areas to advise them to conform to warnings issued by local authorities.
Vietnamese students and workers who are scheduled to come to South Korea for study and work need to be aware of the disease.
Vietnam has also asked South Korea to adopt measures to ensure the safety of Vietnamese people, particularly those in the virus-hit areas.
