Ho Chi Minh City proposes economic restartVietnamese soldiers look out from a truck as they deliver food in strict lockdown areas in Ho Chi Minh on Aug 24, 2021. (Reuters photo)HANOI: Vietnam's coronavirus epicentre Ho Chi Minh City is proposing to emerge from a strict lockdown and resume economic activities from Sept 15, shifting from its "Zero-Covid-19" strategy to living with the virus, according to a draft proposal. Ho Chi Minh City last month deployed troops to enforce its lockdown and prohibited residents from leaving their homes to slow a spiralling rate of deaths. The city aims to "promote economic recovery ... and move towards living with Covid-19," the draft proposal said. Ho Chi Minh City alone has recorded 232,600 coronavirus infections and 9,724 deaths, representing half of the country cases and 80% of its fatalities.

Source: Bangkok Post September 03, 2021 10:02 UTC