Coronavirus outbreak epicentre Ho Chi Minh City will extend its restrictions, state media reported, as the capital Hanoi and several provinces sought an easing of curbs and the aviation authority proposed domestic flights resume.
Ho Chi Minh City authorities said an extension until the end of September was necessary to isolate clusters, speed up inoculations and prevent hospitals being overwhelmed in the city of nine million people.
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