Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City to test all residents for Covid-19 during social distancing


A Vietnamese soldier delivers food in a strict lockdown area amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam,on Tuesday (Aug 24, 2021). - Reuters

HANOI, Aug 24 (Bernama): Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the acceleration of quick and massive Covid-19 testing, especially for all residents in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City during the time social distancing measures are in place, in a bid to promptly detect new infections and curb the spread of the pandemic.

In an official dispatch, the government leader stated that medical personnel and equipment assistance, along with armed forces and other relevant forces, will be sent to the southern hub and its neighbouring provinces of Binh Duong, Dong Nai and Long An, which are the largest outbreaks of the country at present.

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