CoronavirusVietnam tries new local lockdowns to stop COVID but not economy
PM Phuc balances case counts with business activity in new coronavirus wave
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.