Due to the spread of COVID-19... Vietnam Ho Chi Minh extends lockdown by one month
No outings allowed except for purchasing daily necessities and medicines until the 15th of next month
9,574 confirmed cases the previous day, four consecutive days in the 9,000 range
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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam, has extended its lockdown measures for one month as the spread of COVID-19 shows no signs of slowing down.
According to local media VN Express on the 16th, Ho Chi Minh City announced the extension of the lockdown until the 15th of next month.
Ho Chi Minh, with a total population of 10 million, has been under lockdown for the past 30 days. Accordingly, residents of Ho Chi Minh are prohibited from going out except to purchase daily necessities and medicines or to go to workplaces authorized to operate. Additionally, from the afternoon until 6 a.m. the next day, movement is restricted unless for purposes such as vaccination, emergency medical treatment, or quarantine activities.
During the extended lockdown period, Ho Chi Minh plans to curb the spread of COVID-19 in two phases. First, by the end of this month, efforts will focus on reducing the number of new confirmed cases and lowering the fatality rate. Then, by the 15th of next month, the goal is to reduce the fatality rate to 20% and manage hospital admissions and discharges of confirmed cases to maintain hospital capacity appropriately. Currently, Ho Chi Minh is experiencing an average of 241 deaths per day due to COVID-19.
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According to Vietnamese health authorities, there were 9,574 confirmed cases yesterday, marking the fourth consecutive day with numbers in the 9,000s. About half of these, 4,516 cases, were in Ho Chi Minh, and 2,358 cases were confirmed in Binh Duong Province. The capital, Hanoi, reported 39 cases. Since the fourth wave of COVID-19 began on April 27, Vietnam has recorded a total of 270,986 confirmed cases.
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