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How Vietnam's authoritarian government succeeded at containing COVID-19
PBS News Hour - World
English - June 09, 2020 22:25 - ★★★★ - 79 ratingsNews world news current events newshour television radio media Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to spread across much of the world, but one country that set out to defeat it has apparently succeeded: Vietnam. Bordering China, where the virus originated, the similarly authoritarian country instituted mass quarantines and social distancing -- and as intended, the strict measures did flatten the curve of infection. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders