Hanoi, HCM City asked to get ready for lockdown scenario
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City top the country's localities for the number of coronavirus cases and have several virus hot spots.
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City top the country's localities for the number of coronavirus cases and have several virus hot spots.
Mayor Nguyen Duc Chung said the city has a large number of yet-to-be-detected Covid-19 patients.
Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung warns local people of high risk of community transmission in the coming days.
Hanoi is entering a more intense phase of the fight against the coronavirus and it challenges the city's efforts if secondary transmission is not well managed.
The number of new positive cases in Hanoi may increase by six to eight per day, or even by two-digit figures in the coming days, according to mayor Nguyen Duc Chung.
Quarantine is considered one of the most important steps in preventing contagion.
To mitigate negative impacts from the epidemic, the local tax authority said it would continue to reform administrative procedures and adopt e-tax payment scheme.
Hanoi will put all its resources at service and best materials to fight the coronavirus.
Health authorities have confirmed that the epidemic is under control in Vietnam.