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Summary of the COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam – Lessons and suggestions
Journal
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
ISSN
1477-8939
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Trang H.D. Nguyen
Danh C. Vu
DOI
10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101651
Abstract
After the World Health Organization declared the new Coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) a pandemic on March 11, 2020, as of March 23,
more than 350,000 cases were confirmed globally [1]. The infection has
skyrocketed to 5-digit numbers in several countries [1]. Vietnam,
however, which shares a long border and has a massive volume of trade
with China, appears to have a good hold on the spread of the disease.
Since the first case of COVID-19 was announced on January 23, there
have been only 123 infected cases with zero death confirmed [1,2].
Thus, we write this letter to shed more light about epidemiological
maps of cases in Vietnam and also provide helpful information for
epidemiologists and policy makers to address specific measures in response
to the pandemic.
disease (COVID-19) a pandemic on March 11, 2020, as of March 23,
more than 350,000 cases were confirmed globally [1]. The infection has
skyrocketed to 5-digit numbers in several countries [1]. Vietnam,
however, which shares a long border and has a massive volume of trade
with China, appears to have a good hold on the spread of the disease.
Since the first case of COVID-19 was announced on January 23, there
have been only 123 infected cases with zero death confirmed [1,2].
Thus, we write this letter to shed more light about epidemiological
maps of cases in Vietnam and also provide helpful information for
epidemiologists and policy makers to address specific measures in response
to the pandemic.
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