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Vietnam Orders National Isolation After Initial Containment of Coronavirus

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   Vietnam has announced a national lockdown to fight COVID-19, with
   nearly 100 million people ordered not to go outside except for food and
   medical needs, the most extreme measure taken yet after the nation had
   early success in limiting its first wave of infections.

   Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a directive Tuesday that
   requires people to stay inside for 15 days, starting Wednesday. That
   includes shutting down most businesses, except those deemed essential,
   at a time when many foreign investors are shifting production from
   China to Vietnam, in part because the virus forced them to close their
   businesses in China.

   The Vietnamese government said on its website it is proceeding "with
   the principle of every household, village, commune, district and
   province going into self-isolation."

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