COVID-19

The COVID-19 situation continued to worsen throughout the Lunar New Year and serious measures have been put in place.

• Hanoi has decided to temporarily close coffee shops, street restaurants, and historical sites from midnight, February 16.
• Students in Hanoi will have to study online until February 28, following similar decisions by Hai Duong, Binh Thuan, Thanh Hoa, Binh Dong, and Binh Phuoc provinces.
• Ho Chi Minh City’s students will continue to study online until February 28.
• The chairperson of the Hanoi People’s Committee proposed that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc close universities located in the capital until the end of February. These universities are under the authority of the central government, and not the local government.
• Hai Duong, a northern province near Hanoi, will be locked down from February 16 for 15 days and citizens have been ordered to stay home. Only essential movements and businesses are allowed. Schools are closed until at least February 28.

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Report from CNBC on February 10: