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The country that's reported no coronavirus deaths

May 21, 202020 min
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Episode description

Vietnam is one of the few countries to have reported no coronavirus deaths.

ITV correspondent Peter Smith is joined by Vietnamese journalist Sen Nguyen who has been following the outbreak since it started. She explains why masks have been key while tracing apps have been unimportant.

No community transmissions have been detected in Vietnam since mid-April, so what can other nations learn from the country's success?

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