Posted on 05/14/2020 6:49:36 AM PDT by cba123
As of this week, Vietnam has reported fewer than 300 total infections and not a single death. Vietnam's success against the virus boggles the mind; its hospitals remain emptier than usual and its funeral homes report less-than-normal business. Schools have recently reopened. Life has returned to normal in some cities.
For those wondering how Vietnam did it, a Miami couple can offer some insight into why the Southeast Asia country has still been a safe place.
This time last year, Ralph and Christina Clesca, a married couple moved to the beach town of Da Nang, Vietnam, to teach English and switch things up a bit overall. Their YouTube channel has documented their move from the 9-to-5 grind of Miami-Dade to the laidback lifestyle of Vietnam.
Until recently, everything was going according to plan. The Clescas were lucky, in that they both teach English to students online, so the pandemic didn't alter their work life.
According to the couple, the situation in Vietnam never got too out of control, in large part thanks to fast action and logic.
"Vietnam took it very seriously from Day 1," Ralph tells New Times. "They understood that they likely would have had trouble handling the overwhelming number of cases the U.S. is now seeing, so they were one of the first to close their borders and prevent travel from infected areas. Here, they first halted all flights from infected areas, then they closed all borders, then they announced that they would quarantine everybody who entered Vietnam for 14 days. After that, they tracked down and tested everyone who had entered Vietnam after a certain date, including a friend of mine."
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What is it you have against the Vietnamese? The war was 50 years ago. The people they are referring to almost all have no first hand knowledge of it, nor were involved in it.
You have something against the Japanese as well?
Exactly! Nurses and doctors all over the nation have been laid off. We have been snookered
Actually Asians wear masks because they offer benefits such as you said, but also because they approve of everyone protecting themselves, and everyone else.
EVERYONE here has worn a mask, since January.
Really. Not just because of smog.
SARS-CoV-2 isn’t like 2003 SARS (SARS-CoV-1): This one is in the environment. Now it’s allegedly in cats as well, a curious coincidence considering the Civet connection.
Vietnam cannot escape this virus and will ultimately have deaths and clusters of cases absent a vaccine.
Herd immunity is the only defense. Masks and “social distancing” for the healthy populace is a fool’s errand and evidence of incredible epidemiological ignorance.
I believe the odds of this virus ‘disappearing’ are about 1-in-1,000,000.
Vietnam & other countries being held up for their low cases/deaths is just a marker for ignorance.
“Here, they first halted all flights from infected areas, then they closed all borders, then they announced that they would quarantine everybody who entered Vietnam for 14 days.”
They obviously don’t have Federal judges on the alert for racist immigration and travel polices.
“they first halted all flights from infected areas,
then they closed all borders,
then they announced that they would quarantine everybody who entered Vietnam for 14 days.
After that, they tracked down and tested everyone who had entered Vietnam after a certain date, including a friend of mine.”
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Funny how they say “infected areas” not China.
Thanks. Good report.
Can you still be so stupid after four months? This virus is like the others. It travels on the water droplets when you sneeze or cough or breathe. A mask will keep these droplets out.
I am in favor of lots of mask wearing and opening everything up.
What about your eyes?
I am all for eye protection.
I wore goggles on the plane over here, in January. And an N-95 mask.
(Before the masks, became all scooped up)
I am in favor of lots of mask wearing and opening everything up.
Here, Here... While I am NOT in favor of mandatory mask wearing by law, I have no problem with businesses requiring mask wearing during traditional Flu seasons, which is essentially late fall through Winter. Disposible Gloves aren’t a bad idea either...but that is another issue.
I am not a “FearBro”, only person that will do what I think is good for myself. Your mileage may vary.
I will have to admit, Vietnam appears to have taken a right approach. Perhaps here, in the end, a new societal norm of mask wearing may emerge. Think of it as the Christian thing to do...not infect your fellow brother and sisters, nor they infect you.
I will admit, I do have a fiduciary interest. Later this week I will be offering tie dye face masks for sale after I make them down in the tie dye barn.
Just a theory. I was there twice and took an anti malaria drug daily in the Army. Could it be that the population of Vietnam Has been protected by taking a quinine compound?
This doesn’t surprise me at all. I was there for the SARS fun and games in 2003. Masks were not required then but most people wore them outside, especially in the cities where the air was polluted. Viet Nam did everything about borders and travel that is being done for Wu Han flu except the quarantine for incoming travelers. They did check you, though. The government also let rumors go around unchallenged and everywhere I went I heard that it is ravaging that place over there. It kept the people paying attention. Actually it was just as benign then as this is now in Viet Nam. The Viets learn about things coming from China very early as do all the nearby countries with large overseas Chinese populations. The first big thing was rapid closing of the border with China and cutting off of air traffic to and from China. As for face
The number of elderly per 1,000 people ages 15-59 (the aged dependency ratio) has remained stable since 1979, but is projected to increase from 14 [per 1,000 people] in 1999 to almost 17 by 2024.
(https://www.prb.org/anoverviewofpopulationanddevelopmentinvietnam/)
And likely hardly any nursing homes (the source of over 40% of CV deaths in the US).
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