HCM City tightens preventive measures as cases surge

Enhanced safety: Youths waiting to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at Cu Chi Town Primary School in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct 27, as Vietnam began vaccinating adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17. — AFP

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed departments and people’s committees in districts and Thu Duc City to strengthen preventive measures against Covid-19 as the number of new cases has increased this month.

The People’s Committee has ordered all steering committees for Covid-19 prevention and control to strictly comply with Government Resolution 128 and the city’s Directive 18 on Covid-19 preventive measures.