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Vietnam confines its largest city to curb worst coronavirus outbreak

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Ho Chi Minh City, Jul 9 (EFE).- Vietnam, one of the countries that best survived the first year of the pandemic, began the confinement Friday of its most populated metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City, to curb its latest Delta variant Covid-19 outbreak.The measure comes as the country reached 1,314 infections, its highest daily number, two thirds of them in the old Saigon, with a population of 13 million inhabitants.The measures, in force for the next 15 days, oblige the population to stay at home except for essential activities, prohibit the gathering of more than two people in public spaces, with a minimum distance of two meters between them, and shut down public transport. (Camera: ERIC SAN JUAN).B-ROLL OF THE STREETS OF HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM'S MOST POPULATED METROPOLIS, ON THE FIRST DAY OF CONFINEMENT.

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