Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc square is seen almost empty during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Kham
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will begin 15 days of social distancing from Wednesday to curb community transmission of the coronavirus, the Southeast Asian country's prime minister said on Tuesday.
"From midnight April 1, everybody is required to stay at home and can only go out to buy food or in emergency cases and must keep at least two metres from others," Prime Minster Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in a statement.
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