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Empty streets, crowded stores as Vietnam gets set for social distancing

Empty streets, crowded stores as Vietnam gets set for social distancing

Residents in the country's two largest cities flocked to supermarkets and ATM booths hours before the country entered 15 days of social distancing Wednesday. 
Prepare for lockdown scenarios, Hanoi, HCMC told

Prepare for lockdown scenarios, Hanoi, HCMC told

Vietnam's prime minister asked Hanoi and HCMC on Sunday to review and update Covid-19 plans to "ensure readiness for city lockdown scenarios."
March 30, 2020 | 07:04 am GMT+7
No more than 150 infections, HCMC chairman sets Covid-19 target

No more than 150 infections, HCMC chairman sets Covid-19 target

HCMC has prepared to cope with different scenarios and targets limiting its Covid-19 cases to below 150, city Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong said Sunday.
March 29, 2020 | 09:09 pm GMT+7
HCMC discharges four Covid-19 free patients

HCMC discharges four Covid-19 free patients

Four patients were discharged from the Cu Chi field hospital in HCMC Sunday after testing negative three times in a row.
March 29, 2020 | 06:43 pm GMT+7
HCMC extends school closure as coronavirus fight intensifies

HCMC extends school closure as coronavirus fight intensifies

Over 1.7 million students in HCMC have seen their prolonged school break extended to April 19 over the coronavirus crisis under a city decision issued Sunday.
March 29, 2020 | 05:35 pm GMT+7
HCMC closes all tourist attractions in Covid-19 fight

HCMC closes all tourist attractions in Covid-19 fight

Ho Chi Minh City has shut down all historical sites and tourist attractions from Saturday until April 15 as it fights the Covid-19 pandemic.
March 28, 2020 | 10:48 pm GMT+7
Hanoi, HCMC impose travel restrictions to commute Covid-19

Hanoi, HCMC impose travel restrictions to commute Covid-19

Vietnam's largest cities Hanoi and Saigon will reduce public transportation and transport to other localities to help curb the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
March 27, 2020 | 09:33 pm GMT+7
37 patients in Vietnam test Covid-19 negative

37 patients in Vietnam test Covid-19 negative

Among 136 Covid-19 patients being treated in Vietnam, 37 have tested negative between once and four times, the health ministry confirmed Thursday.
March 26, 2020 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
Teenager caught robbing French tourists in HCMC

Teenager caught robbing French tourists in HCMC

Police intervened just in time as a French couple was being robbed at knifepoint in downtown Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday.
March 26, 2020 | 03:00 pm GMT+7
Saigon prepares food, supplies as Covid-19 spreads

Saigon prepares food, supplies as Covid-19 spreads

The Saigon Department of Industry and Trade has devised three scenarios to provide food and necessities to residents as Covid-19 infections increase.
March 25, 2020 | 05:00 pm GMT+7
HCMC leader calls for fortnight of thrift as Covid-19 fight escalates

HCMC leader calls for fortnight of thrift as Covid-19 fight escalates

HCMC's Party Secretary asked all city residents to remain home in the next two weeks to help Vietnam keep total infections below 500.
March 25, 2020 | 03:00 pm GMT+7
HCMC not to allow refusal to go into quarantine

HCMC not to allow refusal to go into quarantine

HCMC is considering how to force people into quarantine and penalize those who don't wear masks in public, its chairman said on Monday.
March 24, 2020 | 12:55 pm GMT+7
HCMC records three more Covid-19 infections

HCMC records three more Covid-19 infections

Two foreigners and a Vietnamese living in Ho Chi Minh City were confirmed infected with the novel coronavirus Monday, raising the country’s tally to 121.
March 23, 2020 | 03:41 pm GMT+7
Saigon airport quarantine office personnel run ragged by coronavirus

Saigon airport quarantine office personnel run ragged by coronavirus

Workers at the international health quarantine center at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport are working around the clock in the battle against the Covid-19.
March 23, 2020 | 02:34 pm GMT+7
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