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Vietnam's capital ramps up testing after extending COVID-19 curbs
Hanoi authorities launches a plan to conduct tests on the city's 8 million people to try to curb a climb in infections.
Tue Sep 07 2021
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Panic buying in Vietnam's largest city before tighter COVID-19 lockdown
The scramble for purchases is hurting efforts in the nation's largest city to contain the spiralling COVID-19 outbreak, an official said.
Sat Aug 21 2021