HANOI -- Vietnam is bolstering efforts to keep out the coronavirus ahead of national holidays beginning Friday as neighboring Cambodia and Laos suffer from a surge in new cases.
Hanoi tightens borders and boosts pandemic preparations in southwest

Festival attendees at Hung Kings temple on April 21. Vietnam has raised its alert to the highest level ahead of a four-day holiday period that starts April 30. © Reuters
HANOI -- Vietnam is bolstering efforts to keep out the coronavirus ahead of national holidays beginning Friday as neighboring Cambodia and Laos suffer from a surge in new cases.