Combating the COVID-19 Epidemic: Experiences from Vietnam

Bui Thi Thu Ha, La Ngoc Quang, Tolib Mirzoev, Nguyen Trong Tai, Pham Quang Thai and Phung Cong Dinh
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Bui Thi Thu Ha: Department of Reproductive Health, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
La Ngoc Quang: Department of Epidemiology, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Tolib Mirzoev: Nuffield Centre for International Health & Development, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9NL, UK
Nguyen Trong Tai: School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Pham Quang Thai: Communicable Disease Control Department, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Phung Cong Dinh: National Agency for Science and Technology Information, Ministry of Science and Technology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 9, 1-7

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading fast globally. Vietnam’s strict containment measures have significantly reduced the spread of the epidemic in the country. This was achieved through the use of emergency control measures in the epidemic areas and integration of resources from multiple sectors including health, mass media, transportation, education, public affairs, and defense. This paper reviews and shares specific measures for successful prevention and control of COVID-19 in Vietnam, which could provide useful learning for other countries.

Keywords: COVID-19; epidemic; pandemic; prevention and control measures; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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