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Vietnam Extends Southern Region’s Stay-Home Order

Police check travel documents at a checkpoint in Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 29.
Photographer: Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty Images

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By Nguyen Xuan Quynh and Mai Ngoc Chau

July 31, 2021 at 2:08 PM UTC

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August 1, 2021 at 6:10 AM UTC

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Vietnam authorities extended the stay-at-home order covering most of the nation’s southern region, including the commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City, for two weeks.