Combating the COVID-19 Epidemic: Experiences from Vietnam

Ha, Bui Thi Thu; La, Quang Ngoc; Mirzoev, Tolib; Tai, Nguyen Trong; Thai, Pham Quang; Dinh, Phung Cong

doi:10.3390/ijerph17093125

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“…18 The potentially huge opportunity costs within the health sector in not responding rapidly are clearly evident. The benefits of acting early and comprehensively, like in Vietnam, 19 are a clear lesson that can be drawn from this costing exercise.…”

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Projected health-care resource needs for an effective response to COVID-19 in 73 low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Edejer

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Mirelman

et al. 2020

The Lancet Global Health

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Background Since WHO declared the COVID-19 pandemic a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, more than 20 million cases have been reported, as of Aug 24, 2020. This study aimed to identify what the additional health-care costs of a strategic preparedness and response plan (SPRP) would be if current transmission levels are maintained in a status quo scenario, or under scenarios where transmission is increased or decreased by 50%. Methods The number of COVID-19 cases was projected for 73 low-income and middle-income countries for each of the three scenarios for both 4-week and 12-week timeframes, starting from June 26, 2020. An input-based approach was used to estimate the additional health-care costs associated with human resources, commodities, and capital inputs that would be accrued in implementing the SPRP. Findings The total cost estimate for the COVID-19 response in the status quo scenario was US$52•45 billion over 4 weeks, at $8•60 per capita. For the decreased or increased transmission scenarios, the totals were $33•08 billion and $61•92 billion, respectively. Costs would triple under the status quo and increased transmission scenarios at 12 weeks. The costs of the decreased transmission scenario over 12 weeks was equivalent to the cost of the status quo scenario at 4 weeks. By percentage of the overall cost, case management (54%), maintaining essential services (21%), rapid response and case investigation (14%), and infection prevention and control (9%) were the main cost drivers. Interpretation The sizeable costs of a COVID-19 response in the health sector will escalate, particularly if transmission increases. Instituting early and comprehensive measures to limit the further spread of the virus will conserve resources and sustain the response.

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Projected health-care resource needs for an effective response to COVID-19 in 73 low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

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Mirelman

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The Lancet Global Health

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“…As being aware of challenges ahead regarding limited resources and healthcare capacities ( 31 ), the Government of Vietnam had implemented various mandatory measures in the early phase of the epidemic to “flattening the curve” ( 32 ). It is necessary for the government to have time for preparing a possible upsurge in the number of COVID-19 cases and forecasting the pandemic peak in the next stages ( 13 , 33 , 34 ).…”

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Perceptions and Attitudes Toward COVID-19-Related National Response Measures of Vietnamese: Implications for Pandemic Prevention and Control

Nguyen

et al. 2020

Front. Public Health

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Introduction: Public perceptions and attitudes toward preventive and control measures are vital to ensure the success of national response strategies in combating COVID-19. This study assessed perceptions and attitudes via the importance of national response measures to COVID-19 among people under the nationwide partial lockdown of Vietnam. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1382 people in Vietnam mainly public administration and health workers with relatives. Perceptions and attitudes toward seven national response measures to COVID-19 epidemics were assessed. Multivariable Tobit regression models were employed to identify factors associated with the perceptions. Results: The proportion of participants strongly agreeing with the measure “Isolate people from abroad and people in contact with people infected with COVID 19” was the highest (96.9%), following by the measure “Obligatory to wear face masks in public places” (96.8%), and “Blockade of places having new cases” (92.9%). Living in the Southern region, having a family with more than 5 people, and having post-graduate education were negatively correlated to the levels of perceived importance of “Social distancing and community screening” measures. Meanwhile, having post-graduate education (Coef. = −0.04; 95%CI: −0.07; −0.01), working as white-collar workers (Coef. = −0.04; 95%CI: −0.08; −0.01), and having fixed-term, full-time employment (Coef. = −0.07; 95%CI: −0.10; −0.03) were inversely associated with the levels of perceived importance of the “Mandatory quarantine and personal protective equipment” measures. Conclusion: This study informed highly positive perceptions and attitudes toward the national response measure to combat the COVID-19 in Vietnam. Contextualized strategies to maintain and improve these perceptions are warranted to ensure the success of preventive measures in the future.

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“…In this research, the analysis showed that people residing in Vietnam have less stress compared to those living in Europe during Covid-19. This could be explained by the country's successful containment of the virus compared to others (Quach and Hoang, 2020;Dinh et al, 2020, Huynh, 2020Ha et al, 2020), which make their citizens feel more secured than those living in nations where the number of infected and death toll is much higher. Even though Vietnam imposes strict quarantine and social-distancing order compared to Western countries, the amazingly lower number of infected cases and death toll in Vietnam implies the undeniable effectiveness of restriction to contain the virus.…”

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A Cross-country Investigation of Perceived Stress During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of Situational Factors and Personality Traits

Minh¹

2020

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The study investigates the public mental health cross-national during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis of data collected from people across different countries shows that people are experiencing moderate stress level and demonstrates that stress level is affected by internal genetic factor and external conditions. Specifically, perceived stress is affected by personality traits and contextual settings namely residence location, personal finance situation, and usage of social media during the pandemic.

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Combating the COVID-19 Epidemic: Experiences from Vietnam

Cited by 106 publications

References 2 publications

Projected health-care resource needs for an effective response to COVID-19 in 73 low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Projected health-care resource needs for an effective response to COVID-19 in 73 low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Perceptions and Attitudes Toward COVID-19-Related National Response Measures of Vietnamese: Implications for Pandemic Prevention and Control

A Cross-country Investigation of Perceived Stress During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of Situational Factors and Personality Traits

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