Vietnam to do Covid tests on all 9 million residents of largest city Hanoi

State newspaper Vietnam News said the Hanoi city authority is planning to test its entire population with a testing capacity of 100,000 samples a day.

Vietnam plans to test all 9 million people in its largest city for the coronavirus and imposed more restrictions Monday to deal with a growing COVID-19 outbreak. People in Ho Chi Minh city are only allowed to leave home for necessary activities and public gatherings of more than 10 people are banned for the next two weeks, the government announced. Prior to the order, the city, also Vietnam's economic hub, shut down non-essential business last Thursday when cases started to increase. State newspaper Vietnam News said the Hanoi city authority is planning to test its entire population with a testing capacity of 100,000 samples a day.