It’s been 32 days since we had a Covid-19 case via community transmission. As of at this time, we now have 320 circumstances whereby 60 are lively sufferers. There are 4 severe cases.

Do I imagine the numbers?

Sure.

Why?

Our hospitals usually are not overwhelmed with potential circumstances. I can really go to my hospital and never be petrified of potential an infection. As a result of, there merely is none — which I fervently hope will proceed to be. Nevertheless, with that mentioned, you received’t see me strolling round in public and not using a facemask or a bottle of hand sanitizer. And no, I received’t be shaking fingers with anybody anytime quickly.

So what’s life like in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis these days?

Public transportation together with Seize and different comparable providers returned in time for the Reunification Day and Labor Day weekend (April 30 and Might 1). My colleagues really went residence to their hometowns for the lengthy vacation.

Colleges have been opened in phases which began 2 weeks in the past. Universities and center faculties first then adopted by the first final week. This week, the pre-school children are again.

Non secular celebrations are allowed once more. Nevertheless, parishioners needed to bear temperature verify and there was a slew of hand sanitizers upon getting into. On our first Sunday mass again, the priest missed us a lot and gave us an extended sermon. Not that I minded, ‘coz I actually missed our Church.

Cinemas, salons, and malls have re-opened. Uniqlo was really in a position to open its 2nd Ho Chi Minh Metropolis retailer in SC Vivo Metropolis. Think about that.

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I for one am really bodily again at work.

It does appear to be all the things is again to regular however enterprise institutions together with malls proceed to have strict temperature checkpoints, and facemasks are required in public.

The variety of circumstances will nonetheless be going up for certain as Vietnam continues to repatriate its residents however to date, I feel the federal government is doing a terrific job dealing with the scenario. Am holding my fingers crossed that Vietnam has seen the tail finish of the pandemic of their turf.

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