‘Country among best at battling Covid-19’

Good job: Vietnam has managed to keep its infections and deaths low, through border closures, localised lockdowns, targeted testing and mandatory quarantine protocols. — Reuters

The country is among top countries and territories that proved the most successful at containing the pandemic, according to a report unveiled recently by the Lowy Institute, an independent think-tank in Australia.

Researchers at the think-tank collected data from various countries and territories to create an interactive to gauge the relative performance at different points in the pandemic.