Vietnam tries new local lockdowns to stop COVID but not economy

PM Phuc balances case counts with business activity in new coronavirus wave

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Health care workers talk to a Hanoi resident near the house of a coronavirus patient as they investigate infection links on July 30.  © Reuters

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer

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.

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