A COVID-19 response team disinfects Dong Da market in Da Nang city. (Photo: VOV)

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has asked local authorities to re-activate COVID-19 prevention and control measures to the highest level and to be ready to respond to a wider spread of the pandemic. The local health sector must be prepared to build more field hospitals with 5,000 beds, and prepare for the admission of 30,000 patients, Mr. Phong said.

Chairman of the Long An provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Ut has directed plans to establish rapid response teams and build detailed scenarios for election work during the epidemic.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Thua Thien - Hue province Phan Ngoc Tho asked local authorities to prepare plans for social distancing in the province, mobilize personnel to trace and sample, and ensure the safety of personnel at checkpoints.