The COVID-19 containment in Vietnam: What are we doing?

Huynh, Toan Luu Duc

doi:10.7189/jogh.10.010338

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“…The survey was conducted in February 2020, during the first three weeks after the official announcement of the epidemic by the Vietnamese government. The same survey also found that the high COVID–19 risk perception caused the Vietnamese citizens to wear masks in public places, even before it became an official government regulation on March 16, 2020 [ 4 ]. This could be one of the factors that mitigated the first wave of the epidemic in Vietnam.…”

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The first wave of COVID-19 in Israel—Initial analysis of publicly available data

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2020

PLoS ONE

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The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Israel on February 21, 2020. Within approximately 30 days, the total number of confirmed cases climbed up to 1, 000, accompanied by a doubling period of less than 3 days. About one week later, after this number exceeded 4, 000 cases, and following some extreme lockdown measures taken by the Israeli government, the daily infection rate started a sharp decrease from the peak value of 1, 131 down to slightly more than 100 new confirmed cases on April 30. Motivated by this encouraging data, similar to the trends observed in many other countries, along with the growing economic pressures, the Israeli government has quickly lifted most of its emergency regulations. Throughout May, the daily number of new cases stayed at a very low level of 20–40 until at the end of May it started a steady increase, exceeding 1, 000 by the end of June and 2, 000 on July 22. As suggested by some experts and popular media, this disturbing trend may be even a part of a “second wave”. This article attempts to analyze the data available on Israel at the end of July 2020, compared to three European countries (Greece, Italy, and Sweden), in order to understand the local dynamics of COVID-19, assess the effect of the implemented intervention measures, and discuss some plausible scenarios for the foreseeable future.

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The first wave of COVID-19 in Israel—Initial analysis of publicly available data

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“…In this context, non-pharmaceutical interventions (including border restrictions, quarantine and isolation, distancing, hand hygiene and changes in population behavior) are associated with the reduced transmission of COVID-19. 3,4 Additionally, facemasks and facemasks plus hand hygiene may prevent infection in community settings. 5,6 The global spread of COVID-19 in early 2020 has significantly increased the demand for facemasks around the world.…”

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<p>The Use of Facemasks During the COVID-19 Pandemic by the Brazilian Population</p>

Cotrin¹,

Bahls²,

Silva³

et al. 2020

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Objective: To evaluate the use of facemasks by the Brazilian population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 1277 participants who answered a web-based open survey with questions about the use of facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistics with percentages was performed, and the responses were analyzed with chi-square and independent t-tests. Results: A total of 1277 answered the questionnaire, and most participants were female (81.8%). Almost all the participants (99.1%) reported wearing facemasks, and 34.2% are wearing just because it is mandatory; 65.8% would continue to wear masks even if it was not mandatory. Most subjects (50.4%) believe that masks' use effectively prevents infection by the novel coronavirus. Reusable fabric facemasks are the most used by the participants (49.5%). Almost all subjects were wearing masks to go to crowded and public places. Most respondents (67.3%) are bothered with the use of facemasks, and the most cited reason for the discomfort was feeling trapped or suffocated (58.9%). Discussion: The use of facemasks can help prevent the COVID-19, but it is most effective at reducing the spread of the virus when the general population's compliance is high. Some factors that limit the population's compliance with the use of masks are discomfort and a sense of embarrassment. Media campaigns and public health promotion activities supported by governmental agencies can increase the use of facemasks by the population. Conclusion: The mean level of anxiety with the COVID-19 pandemic was 6.18. Almost all the participants were wearing facemasks, and they believe that its use effectively prevents infection by the novel coronavirus. Reusable fabric facemasks are the most used by the participants. Almost all subjects were wearing masks to go to crowded and public places. The great majority of the participants feel more protected with the use of facemasks.

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“…The key aspect here is how quickly the universal masking was adopted in many Asian counties for this purposeparticularly those who had experienced and were hardest hit by the 2003 SARS-CoV-1 outbreaks. Such universal masking reduces cross-transmission and effectively creates a degree of herd immunity, which may explain why countries like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea and Japan have experienced relatively few COVID-19 cases and deaths [7][8][9][10][11][12].…”

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COVID-19: interpreting scientific evidence – uncertainty, confusion and delays

Tang

2020

BMC Infect Dis

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The COVID-19 containment in Vietnam: What are we doing?

Cited by 70 publications

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The first wave of COVID-19 in Israel—Initial analysis of publicly available data

The first wave of COVID-19 in Israel—Initial analysis of publicly available data

<p>The Use of Facemasks During the COVID-19 Pandemic by the Brazilian Population</p>

COVID-19: interpreting scientific evidence – uncertainty, confusion and delays

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