Ho Chi Minh City under pressure to reopen economy: city chief


Residents at a vaccination site in HCM City. — VNA/VNS

HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): HCM City is committed to enforcing vigilant pandemic prevention measures when it reopens the economy after months of strict lockdown measures, said a city chief.

Speaking at a meeting with economic and medical experts last Friday (Sept 17), Nguyễn Văn Nên, secretary of the city Party Committee, said: “The city is under huge pressure to reopen the economy or it will be too late.”

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