First Secretary Ly Tien Hung of the education section under the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy inRussia has kept a close watch on developments of COVID-19 and asked Vietnamesestudents to stay vigilant against the disease, an official has said.
According to First Secretary Ly Tien Hung of the education section under the embassy, about 6,500 Vietnamesestudents are studying at more than 150 universities across more than 40 Russiancities and provinces.
Apart from sending relevant notices of the VietnameseMinistry of Education and Training to concerned agencies, the embassy has monitored the situation of Vietnamese students in Russia, Hung told the VietnamNews Agency in a recent interview.
Authorities, localities, relevant ministries anduniversities of Russia have also promptly rolled out precautionary measureswhile providing assistance for foreign students, including those from Vietnam, he said.
On March 16, the Russian Ministry of Science and HigherEducation ordered all higher education institutions to launch onlinetraining, he said, adding that online lessons are also available for generaleducation.
In case of the situation worsens, Vietnamese studentsshould not travel in order to stem the spread of the epidemic, Hung warned./.