HANOI -- Vietnam's approach to fighting a resurgence of COVID-19 contrasts with the nationwide shutdown imposed in April during the initial outbreak, as the country now asks local authorities to enact targeted lockdowns for containing the coronavirus in a bid to keep the economy rolling.
The capital, Hanoi, has so far reported 4 coronavirus cases while the southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City detected 8 infections all linked to Danang, a coastal city in central Vietnam. The tourism hub was the epicenter of the current wave dating from late July, when the government detected an instance of local transmission, ending a national streak of 99 days without a new case.
