Only 288 COVID-19 cases & no deaths. How has #Vietnam with over 97 million people, limited resources & 1,400 km land border share with China, done it? Using a war rhetoric to moblise people& #39;s engagament and patriotism in this fight against #COVIDー19:
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- Strategically and creatively using a range of popular arts and patriotism propaganda: "staying home is loving your country", "social distancing is a form of patriotism", and "the virus is your enemy". https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇻🇳" title="Flag of Vietnam" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Vietnam">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index"> #vietnamese #Vietnam

- faster, earlier & most proactive acting than many other countries (border control & lockdown)
- mass domestic production of test kits & face masks
- strategic testing (over 260,000 tests by end of April) & contact tracing
- agreement b/w the public & gov strategy https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇻🇳" title="Flag of Vietnam" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Vietnam">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index"> #Vietnam

- effective public communication campaigns, including public texting from gov. "Jealous coronavirus" music video from Vietnamese Health Department is an example of effective use of a catchy pop song as a propaganda vehicle to combat COVID-19: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-10/how-south-east-asia-is-using-pop-songs-to-combat-coronavirus/12038228">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020... #Vietnam