Posted on 07/08/2021 9:52:00 PM PDT by cba123
Nine million people in Ho Chi Minh City have been ordered into lockdown, state media said Wednesday, as the commercial hub struggles to contain Vietnam's most serious COVID-19 outbreak so far.
Beginning in the early hours of Friday, residents will be mandated to stay at home for two weeks after 8,000 cases were recorded in the city during the latest virus wave.
Prior to this outbreak, which began in late April, fewer than 3,000 cases had been recorded across Vietnam.
Although virus clusters have appeared up and down the country, including in the northern industrial provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang, home to factories supplying Samsung and Foxconn, Ho Chi Minh City has emerged as the epicentre of the wave.
Nguyen Thanh Phong, Ho Chi Minh City mayor, said Wednesday the city was "facing challenges in controlling" the pandemic, according to state-run news outlet VNExpress.
"To quickly control the COVID-19 pandemic, Ho Chi Minh City is determined to be tougher," he was quoted as saying as he announced the lockdown.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam told Ho Chi Minh City authorities earlier that it was "time for us to accept sacrifices to ensure long-term development".
Residents will be allowed to leave home only to buy food or medicine, state media said.
At least 10 cities have suspended their airlinks with Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, and panic buying was reported on Wednesday as three major wholesale markets were shut down.
More than 80 infections have been recorded at the city's Chi Hoa jail, affecting both guards and inmates, state media said. Gunshots were heard from inside the prison Tuesday, though it remained unclear what had happened.
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"Vietnam was once a model for virus containment due to its extensive contact tracing and strict quarantines, but it has struggled to procure and roll out vaccines.
According to the Ministry of Health, Vietnam, which has a population of close to 100 million, has administered under four million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. "
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The lockdown, just started this morning.
Vietnam started this very good, until about one month ago, but now we have a problem, and every other country has already taken available vaccines. Population in the country is approximately 100 million people.
Less than four million vaccines have been administered. We cannot get them now.
Biden, please help.
I know, just saying. It is pretty rough here now.
America, help us out please.
Lockdowns seem to be the new norm although they do not stop the spread.
New lockdowns will be tried here again in some form. Just watch.
You fought your war, you won. Deal with it.
Vietnam is still communist party one party rule.
I am American.
A Trump voter.
Help is out please.
Take your vitamins and ivermectin. What is America supposed to do? Invade?
And yet I saw they did a poll of people in various countries, and at least amongst the population, Vietnam was #1 in terms of their population being pro-Capitalist.
Vietnam would be a good ally against the ChiComs.
Time to put the war behind us.
Vietnam is just about the LEAST supportive country anywhere, of China.
Very, very pro-American.
No.
Send vaccines. LOTS of them.
That is all we need. :)
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Then you should know by now we can’t even help ourselves.
If only you could be african or the Grand Dutchy of Fenwick.
All the lockdowns did was extend the ‘pandemic’ and thereby give rise to the now prevalent mutations.
Covid is worn out so the next set of lockdowns will be climate related. We are making the planet warmer by moving around.
You’ll be OK. Cases means nothing unless you have that may that are actually sick.
Mr. Biden sent some vaccines to South America...
Maybe he will send some to Vietnam...
All lockdowns did was kill of small businesses which is all part of the plan. None of the measures did anything so now they are ramping up the panic once again for those that are paying attention.
I was in Vietnam once. It was the absolute worst year of my life. I couldn’t wait to leave it.
We don’t need “some”
We need a whole lot, tens of millions of doses.
Really. I can’t even go outside, been locked down for a month.
(Not the government saying that until today, it was my wife)
:)
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