Since the first case was confirmed in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on the daily lives and socio-economic activities of people around the world. Vietnam, which borders China, has a high population density but a vulnerable healthcare system, and has been fearful of the spread of the epidemic, which the WHO has declared a "pandemic."

For several months, the coronavirus has been the headline news in Vietnam. This time, we will go back a little and introduce an emergency survey (online responses from about 180 people nationwide) that we conducted in early February. At that time, Vietnam had a strong sense of crisis and took strong measures, such as extending the reopening of schools by two weeks after the Lunar New Year holiday in early February and restricting entry from China.

Just two months after the first case of COVID-19 was discovered in Wuhan, China, it has disrupted the lives of people around the world. Because the mechanism of COVID-19 has not been fully elucidated, it is unclear how long the epidemic will last, and it is difficult to estimate the extent of the resulting economic losses.

Since the first case was confirmed in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected the daily lives and socio-economic activities of people around the world in many ways. Vietnam, which borders China, has a high population density but a vulnerable healthcare system, and is fearful of the spread of the epidemic, which the WHO has declared a "pandemic."