Vietnam PM says early Aug ‘decisive time’ to avert large-scale COVID-19 spread

HANOI: Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Monday (Aug 3) that early August would a decisive period for preventing a large-scale spread of the coronavirus, state broadcaster VTV reported, after a re-emergence of the virus after more than three months.

"We have to deploy full force to curb all known epicentres, especially those in Danang," VTV quoted Phuc as telling a meeting of government officials, referring to the city where the virus reappeared recently.

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"Early August will be the decisive time within which to stop the virus from spreading on a large scale."

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Phuc said this current wave of infection could have a more "critical impact" than the previous one and ordered officialsRead More – Source