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Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Saigon
- HCMC education department proposes free face masks for teachers, students. [SGGP]
- Stay indoors: Harmful UV levels baking Ho Chi Minh City this week. [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
- Vietnam prepares large-scale quarantine in Covid-19 fight. [VnExpress]
- Vietnam Airlines cuts Europe flights as Covid-19 spreads across continent. [VnExpress]
- Hanoi International Film Festival scheduled for fourth quarter. [Dan Tri]
- Thailand cancels visa on arrival for 18 countries amid COVID-19. [SGGP]
- Tour guide counted as 39th COVID-19 patient in Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]
Other
- S. Korea to apply strict quarantine screening on arrivals from virus-hit Italy, Iran. [Yonhap News]
- What is a pandemic? [The Guardian]
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