On the brink: Patients receiving oxygen in a makeshift ward at a Ho Chi Minh City field hospital. — AFP
PRIME Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the importance of accelerating testing and “filtering’ all Covid-19 cases out of the community during lockdown period in a bid to soon lift restrictions and restore economic activities.
He made the order on Sunday via a video conference with Cabinet members and leaders of 36 provinces and cities that are currently placed under lockdown, including major urban centres like Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang.
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