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Emerging COVID-19 Success Story: Vietnam's Commitment to Containment

04 Dec 2025

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Despite sharing a land border with China, Vietnam mounted one of the strongest early responses to COVID-19, reporting only 35 deaths by December 31, 2020, compared to 90,000 in the UK. This article highlights Vietnam's swift and proactive actions to detect and contain infections early in the pandemic. Key strategies included immediate border closures, extensive contact tracing, centralised quarantine, and clear, consistent government communication.Original text:https://ourworldindata.org/covid-exemplar-vietnamAuthor(s):Todd Pollack, Guy Thwaites, Maia Rabaa et al.A podcast by BlueDot Impact.Learn more on the AI Safety Fundamentals website.

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