Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City finds more Covid-19 cases in community instead of locked down or quarantined areas

Police in District 3 check people travelling on Vo Thị Sau Street. HCM City has extended its lockdown until Sept 15, - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, Aug 17 (Vietnam News/ANN): As more Covid-19 cases are being detected in the community rather than primarily in locked down or quarantined areas, Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City districts have been urged to speed up vaccinations.

Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the city People's Committee, said: “The number of new cases in recent days has been detected mostly in the community, instead of in locked down or quarantined areas, as was seen previously.”