Vietnam named world’s best Covid-19 fighter by Politico

Anti-spitting protective hats are sold on a street in HCMC – Photo: Thanh Hoa

Politico mapped the performance of 30 leading economies by plotting their public health and economic outcomes and grouping them based on whether they have instituted light, moderate or severe restrictions on commerce and social interactions.

Vietnam is the best performer in terms of both public health (followed by Taiwan, South Korea, New Zealand, Iceland, Argentina and Australia) and economic outcomes (followed by Bangladesh, China, India and Indonesia).

According to Politico, Vietnam is the “most populous country without a death, with approximately 300 cases reported among a population of 95 million.”

“The country’s economy is predicted to grow by 2.7% in 2020, making it the overall best Covid-19 performer globally,” Politico stated.

Politico also noted that Vietnam has enacted light restrictions, with most businesses, offices and schools allowed to stay open, sometimes at reduced capacity. Large events have been restricted, while extra cleaning and record-keeping requirements may be in place for those operating businesses and other venues that attract crowds.

The news outlet found that the more advanced economies, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Italy, have been facing worse public health and economic outcomes, with a higher death rate related to Covid-19 than the rest of the world and stricter lockdowns to contain the pandemic.

Source: thesaigontimes.vn
Collected by My Nguyen