Ho Chi Minh City closes its first Covid-19 field hospital at National University campus in HCMC. Photo: Dan Phuong/VNA

Priority has been given to makeshift hospital closure in schools and university hostels for early resumption of educational and training activities. New infection cases have fallen to between 1000 and 1500 per day on average. The city has planned to vaccinate teenagers from 12 to 17 from next week and complete their first inoculation within one week.