Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City to relax social distancing restrictions on Sept 15 as Hanoi ramps up testing after extending curbs


Nguyen Van Nen speaking at a meeting with District 7 authorities about a pilot programme to gradually open up the district's economy. - Vietnam News/ANN

HO CHI MINH CITY/HANOI, Sept 6 (Vietnam News-ANN/Reuters): Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City has developed a long-term plan to “live with the virus” as part of its effort to gradually reopen the economy “no sooner than Sept 15”.

Speaking at a press conference in the city, Nguyen Van Nen, secretary of the city's Party Committee, said: “Based on the current pandemic situation, we can neither have zero community cases nor strict lockdown measures forever.”

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