Vietnam is one of those rare countries that maintain its largely free of hard restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, announcing it has no coronavirus death to date, according to Asahi, the most respected daily newspaper in Japan. 

Vietnam Ministry of Public Security informed on 26 March, the Ho Chi Minh City Police’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control has directed local police units to take preventive measures against the disease amid the complicated COVID-19 situation.