The Steering Committee for COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control convened a meeting in Hanoi on March 3 to discuss ways in which to contain the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) following a recent Vietnamese citizen from Italy displaying symptoms of the virus.

The suspected case comes from a 39-year old female teacher from Bac Tu Liem district in Hanoi. She attended a workshop in Italy between February 22- 26 alongside 30 people other people. 

Upon returning to the country, she began showing signs of a sore throat and was taken to hospital to undergo a health check-up and be strictly monitored.

According to the latest information released by the director of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control, the teacher's test results come back negative for the COVID-19.

At present, no further cases of the COVID-19 have been recorded in Hanoi, with the Vietnamese teacher from Italy being the latest incident out of a total of 99 suspected cases to hit the capital.

Indeed, there have been over 580 people in the city who have ended their isolation after recording stable health conditions.