HANOI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu has confirmed community-level transmission of influenza A/H1N1 virus in the country and the total number of flu patients has risen to 408, local newspaper the People reported Tuesday.

    Trieu made the confirmation during his visit to Ho Chi Minh City's Ngo Thoi Nhiem private high school, where 34 students and teachers were found to be infected with the A/H1N1 virus, said the newspaper.

    The school was closed and put under quarantine on Monday. The first case of the school, a 10-grade male student, was tested positive with the virus after having contact with a flu patient in the southern province of Dong Nai.

    The total number of A/H1N1 flu patients in Vietnam has risen to 408 following the country's confirmation of 25 more cases on Monday, according to the newspaper. Out of the newly confirmed patients, 19 are in the south, one in the north, and five in central provinces.

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