The second wave of COVID-19 in a tourist hotspot in Vietnam

J Travel Med. 2021 Feb 23;28(2):taaa174. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa174.

Abstract

The second wave of COVID-19 in Vietnam started in the largest tourist city in the country (Da Nang), initially with nosocomial transmission which spilled over and resulted in widespread community transmission. We discuss the challenges and strategies to prevent a further nationwide outbreak.

Keywords: Asia; SARS-CoV-2; community transmission; non-pharmaceutical interventions; nosocomial transmission; second wave; travel.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control
  • COVID-19 Testing / statistics & numerical data
  • Contact Tracing / methods
  • Contact Tracing / statistics & numerical data
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Quarantine / methods
  • Quarantine / statistics & numerical data
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Vietnam / epidemiology