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Vietnam Declares Coronavirus Outbreak Contained After Quick Response, Mass Testing

HeadlineMay 01, 2020

In Vietnam, public health officials say they’ve succeeded in containing the coronavirus outbreak, after responding quickly and aggressively to test large numbers of people and isolate those infected with the virus. According to Reuters, Vietnam now has the highest ratio of COVID-19 tests to confirmed cases in the world. Vietnam is officially reporting 270 cases and no deaths.

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