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How Vietnam's authoritarian government contained COVID-19

How Vietnam's authoritarian government succeeded at containing COVID-19

Aired 06/09/2020

PBS News Hour

How Vietnam's authoritarian government contained COVID-19

Clip: 6/9/2020 | 6m 28sVideo has Closed Captions

How Vietnam's authoritarian government succeeded at containing COVID-19

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.

Aired 06/09/2020

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