Covid-19 in Vietnam: strict confinement in Ho Chi Minh City for two weeks
A military checkpoint during containment in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, in Ho Chi Minh City, August 23, 2021. REUTERS - STRINGER
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Vietnam is one of the countries that has recorded the most Covid-19-related deaths in recent days, In the country, the epicenter of this new wave is Ho Chi Minh City.
The large metropolis in the south of the country has been living, since Monday, August 23, in strict confinement for two weeks.
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On Sunday, nearly 600 people died from the coronavirus in Ho Chi Minh City.
This represents more than 80% of the number of victims across the country.
Since Monday, martial law has been in effect in the city.
The inhabitants have been ordered to stay at home for the next two weeks and for the first time the army is mobilized in the streets, testifies Trung Dung joined by the Vietnamese editorial staff of RFI.
This city resident distributes food for the poor.
“
There are very few people in the street, only a few people are allowed to go out,” he
says.
The checkpoints are still manned by the police and the civil defense, but in the most important posts there are also military reinforcements.
Soldiers, armed or not, who stand guard.
And according to the authorities, the military will also participate in the distribution of food to the entire population.
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Food distribution organized by the army
On social networks, images show the first food distributions organized by the army.
But reaching everyone in a city of over 8 million people is a real challenge.
For Trung Dung, the authorities must go door to door to ensure that there are no left behind.
Vietnam is facing a new wave of contaminations that it is struggling to stop.
This places the country in third position of the nations most affected in recent days, behind Indonesia and Russia.
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Read also: Faced with the resurgence of Covid-19: Vietnam suspends international flights
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