If early drastic actions are taken to fight the novel coronavirus in Da Nang City and Quang Nam Province and implement preventive and protective measures against the pandemic in other localities, it will be able to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the next 2-3 weeks when the second wave of coronavirus infection is expected to hit the peak at the end of August and the beginning of September, said Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.