Vietnam Orders Covid Test for Millions in Ho Chi Minh City

  • Government announces new regulations as outbreak worsens
  • Military to distribute food as crowds descend on food markets

A barricaded street market during a stay-at-home order in Ho Chi Minh City.

Photographer: Maika Elan/Bloomberg

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Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered Covid-19 tests for all of Ho Chi Minh City after the government dispatched the military to dispense food in the nation’s commercial hub amid new drastic measures to contain a worsening outbreak.