Ho Chi Minh City, Sept. 21 -- More than 5 million people in Ho Chi Minh City had received health check-ups and screening examinations as of 9am on September 21, according to the municipal Department of Health. Notably, 49 commune-level localities have achieved a health check-up rate of at least 50% of their population, with Thanh An commune reaching 100%. Children and school students accounted for the largest number of those examined, at more than 2 million, or 77.1%. At present, 132 of the city's 168 communes, wards and special zones have recorded a check-up rate of at least 30% of the population, 24 posted at least 60%, and nine with 70% or higher. In the next phase, alongside maintaining the pace of health check-ups for children and sc...