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How Vietnam's authoritarian government contained 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.
