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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Totally agree.
Really makes me wonder what is the big push that is being kept from us.... What is their underlying motive?
Too many signs to ignore. This is far bigger than the public understands. Evil at work. It appears that way as this is even bigger than just China.
I took Hydroxychloroquine only as a prophylactic for malaria. It’s been used for that for many years. Science and medicine had no idea it worked for Covid-19 at that time. For me, it was pure coincidence that I took it the day the Covid-19 symptoms hit full force.
In looking at the bigger picture, I don’t see any way that the USA can make it through these many threats to the country without Divine Intervention. Like many, I’ve already started the grieving process.
You hate the people there so much that you want to kill them and maim them? That’s a very bad thing.
I was very much a huge Trumper. Big time.
But I have never understood or agreed with, the anti-vax thing.
Just don’t get it.
You don’t get what exactly? The experimental jabs? They are not a vaccine. Have you been reading at all, or perhaps hiding under a rock?
There are lots of posts on how to combat this, vitamin regime, invermectin, HCQ etc. Read up on all that, do it quickly if you want to live, the shots will not allow you to live.
I don’t know.
America, please send all the vaccines Americans are too worried to take, to Vietnam.
Right away. Second day of lockdown today.
Trump. Biden. Someone. Do something.
We need vaccines. Now.
Have fun with that, you can’t fix....you know the rest.
What do you mean by that?
A communist is a communist. They are indoctrinated to hate, especially who they perceive as the bourgeoisie.
Look where our supposed alliance with Red China got us ultimately; they did to us what the USSR could not.
Don’t worry. I’m sure lockdowns and masks will work as well in Vietnam as they did here. That is to say, not at all.
Vietnam is not China.
Not at all.
No, but it’s communist.
Better read communist literature. Ultimately, you do not pit communist against communist, because they will betray the bourgeoisie first.
You do understand China and Vietnam actually fought each other, yes?
Long time ago, but still.
“I’d rather smell French s___ for five years, than Chinese s___ for a thousand.” - Ho Chi Minh
Also, Pol Pot was an ally of China, and it was Vietnam that put an end to the Khmer Rouge regime.
America, once again Vietnam has set yet another brand new record daily covid total. Highest ever yesterday.
Less than 5% vaccines yet. Ho Chi Minh City is closed, for the third day.
Please help.
Just how many people observed that border skirmish?
Commies fight each other all the time. Goes back to Bolsheviks versus Mensheviks, Stalin versus Trotsky, ad nauseam. No communist will ever fight to make the bourgeoisie more secure.
Saigon.
5.56mm
No biggie.
Lots of people from the city say Saigon, lots say Ho Chi Minh.
Officially it is Ho Chi Minh, but it’s not a big thing.
Really. Nobody really gets worked up about that. That was a LONG time ago now.
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