Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc directed the national steering committee overseeing the country’s novel coronavirus outbreak to submit a new social distancing plan after April 15, according to a posting on the government’s website.
The National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control proposes to the prime minister an extension of the social distancing order for at least one more week in cities and provinces with high risks of the virus, according to another posting on the government’s website.
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For other areas, some businesses may be re-opened under certain conditions, the second posting said. The order directing people to wear masks and banning mass gatherings are still applied to all cities and provinces, it said.
PM Phuc also ordered relevant authorities to keep tightening virus prevention measures, especially those restricting people from going outdoors and gathering in large numbers, the government said in the first posting. The premier asked for adherence to anti-virus measures to avoid a lengthy extension of the social distancing order and strict lockdown.
The government initiated a 15-day social distancing and stay-at-home order April 1. Authorities may extend the order in provinces and cities that have a high risk of the spread of the virus, the government said in a posting on its website yesterday.
Reporting by Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Xuan Quynh Nguyen. This article originally posted on Bloomberg
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