Ministry of Education and Training UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS HO CHI MINH CITY A POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT ESSAY TOPIC RESEARCH ON THE VIETNAMESE’S ACTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES DURING THE FIRST WAVE OF THE COVID 19 OUTBREAK Instructor Vo Thanh Tam Class NS001 Group Group 4 Ho Chi Minh City November, 2020 Ho Chi Minh city –Year 2020 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 2 1 COVID 19 EPIDEMIC IN VIETNAM 3 1 1 Important milestone 3 1 2 Comment 4 2 THE ACTIONS OF VIETNAMESE PEOPLE 5 2 1 Precautio.
Trang 1Ministry of Education and Training UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS HO CHI MINH CITY
A POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT ESSAY
TOPIC: RESEARCH ON THE
VIETNAMESE’S ACTIONS TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES DURING THE
FIRST WAVE OF THE COVID-19
Trang 2EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
INTRODUCTION 2
1.COVID-19 EPIDEMIC IN VIETNAM 3
1.1.Important milestone 3
1.2.Comment 4
2.THE ACTIONS OF VIETNAMESE PEOPLE 5
2.1 Precautionary measures 5
2.1.1.Personal precautionary measures 5
2.1.1.1 What kind of mask did Vietnamese people use when going out during the pandemic? 7
2.1.2 Community precautionary measures 7
2.2 New ideas for adapting to the epidemic and new shopping options - online shopping 8
2.2.1 Generate many new ideas 9
2.2.2 Shopping online 10
2.3.Storing food and necessaries at home 13
2.3.1.The changes in consumer’s behavior in COVID-19 13
Not only food, but people also replenished their necessaries such as shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste, soap, cleaning solutions, hand sanitizer, diaper 16
The stock-up activities during the epidemic were usually not for resale, but only to ensure the living of the family in case of a lockdown 16
2.3.2.Why did people do that? Experts say the answer lies in the fear of the unknown and the belief that there is a need for a dramatic reaction to the dramatic event - although in this case the best response should be those things like washing your hands often 16
2.3.3 Alternative solutions A better plan than panicking shopping is to be well-prepared for emergencies or crises 19
2.4 Exercising at home during COVID-19 20
2.4.1 High demand for sports equipment 20
2.4.2.Changing habits of exercising during the pandemic 21
2.4.2.1 The people who already have experience 21
2.4.2.2.The new people 22
2.4.2.3 Summary 23
2.4.3 The effect of exercising at home 23
CONCLUSION 24
PREFERENCE 25
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused great economic and spiritual damage
to the whole country in general and each Vietnamese person in particular However, all the Vietnamese had cooperated to fight back against
COVID19 The study provides a glimpse into the Vietnamese’s action to protect themselves, their families and society during the first wave of the epidemic, when the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading globally with morbidity and mortality rate continued to increase Methods of analysis include chart, rate, figure as well as text analyses The result data shows that most of the precaution measures were carried out earnestly, with 99.5% of Vietnamese were masked when going out, about 59% chose to shop online,45% stocked more food at home and many decided to workout
at home to stay healthy throughout the lockdown
The research came to the conclusion that while the whole nation was affected severely by the disease, the Vietnamese had adapted well and tookactions to prevent the spreading of the virus
We also genuinely point out the fact that this research has many
limitations Some of them include:
from many sources which had different conducted dates
Trang 4Covid-19, also known as the Coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2, is a new
respiratory virus that causes acute respiratory inflammation in humans and can be transmitted from people to people Infected people who have symptoms of fever cough, and shortness of breath and even develop
higher, leading to pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic, septic shock and can be fatal The first confirmed positive case was at the end of December 2019 in Wuhan city, located in central China, from a group of people with unclear pneumonia The virus rapidly transmitted throughout China and many other countries around the world On March
11, 2020, the world health organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a global pandemic
Faced with such a dangerous global pandemic, the government and people all around the world had different reactions Vietnam was one of the few countries that had controlled COVID-19 well with only 352 cases and no deaths in the first wave of the disease To achieve such an impressive result, how did Vietnamese people protect themselves? Had there been any changes in people's living habits when the epidemic happened? With the desire to learn more about this issue, our team chose the topic,
"Research on the Vietnamese’s actions to protect themselves during the first wave of Covid-19 outbreak (from 23-January-2020 to 25-June-2020)”
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1.1 Important milestone
Stage 1: 16 first cases
On January 23, 2020 (ie 29 Tet Canh Ty), Vietnam officially entered the war against Covid-
19 Cho Ray Hospital (HCMC) confirmed the first two Covid-
19 patients in Vietnam, who were father and son, from Wuhan, China
On February 12, 2020, Vinh Phuc province decided to isolate the entire Son Loi commune
Stage 2: The cases of imported diseases from abroad
On March 6, 2020, the government announced the first case in Hanoi, which was the 17th patient in Vietnam.March 10, 2020: appeared a
"super infectious" patient in Binh Thuan - the 34th patient
in Vietnam The patient returned from the US and landed at Tan Son Nhat airport,then took a private car to Phan Thiet, infecting 11 other
people
On March 17, 2020, Vietnam temporarily stopped issuing visas for foreigners entering On March
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Stage 3: The risk of spreading in the community
March 20, 2020: The Ministry of Health announces that two nurses from the Tropical Diseases Center, Bach Mai Hospital, infected with Covid-19, are the 86th and 87th patients in Vietnam, respectively
March 28, 2020: Bach Mai Hospital was on lockdown
March 31, 2020: The Prime Minister promulgates Directive No 16 on the isolation of the entire society nationwide within 15 days to prevent Covid-
19 from 0:00 on April 1 On April 15, the social isolation was prolonged from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and some high-risk provinces
After stage 3
From April 23, 2020, the whole country basically stopped social isolation but still continued to ensure epidemic prevention rules
April 25, 2020: The Prime Minister issued Directive 19 to continue
measures to prevent and control COVID-19 epidemics in the new situation
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2.1.1.Personal precautionary measures
Maintain a 1.5 to 2 metres distance between yourself
Clean hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap after
Table 2.1.Evaluate compliance with the personal precautionary measures
during COVID19 (n=2,175)
The above data table is extracted from a study from the Institute of Public Health Research under the Faculty of Public Health,from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy on 2,175 Vietnamese people, conducted from March 31, 2020 to April 6 2020 through an online survey that includes 10 personal precautionary measures.It shows information about the
percentage of measures that were practiced by Vietnamese people during the COVID19 pandemic
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In the result table, wearing a mask while going outranks first among ten measures with a compliance rate of 99.5%, which was quite high
compared to some other countries in the world, such as China (the
country which was first identified the virus) with 83% and US with 50%[Figure 2.1]
This difference may be the consequence of the government's mandatory masking regulation that was enforced from April 1, 2020 The second cause is the fact that in many Asian countries, including Vietnam, most people have a habit of wearing a mask as a means of preventing dust Other statements that also received a high proportion of positive
responses were washing hands frequently with soap throughout the day and covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing with 97.4% and 94.9%, respectively; widely disseminated and easily accessible to people maybe the factor led to this result.The least practice measure was
to check body temperature at least twice a week, possibly because people usually only check their body temperature when they feel sick
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2.1.1.1 What kind of mask did Vietnamese people use when going out during the pandemic?
Figure 2.1.1 Types of face masks that was worn due to coronavirus COVID-19
among Vietnamese 2020
There were two types of face masks available on the market: normal
medical masks and fabric masks According to the survey above, it can be seen that disposable medical masks were the first choice of most
Vietnamese people, with 88% of people choosing This popularity can come from its usability for every target, from citizens to the healthcare professionals
Although it should only be used for people in areas with low disease levels,cloth masks were still used by 47% of the surveyors, possibly due to the lack of medical masks on the market or the fact that it can be reused many times
2.1.2 Community precautionary measures
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Avoid going to a barbershop, nail salon,
Avoid taking buses or public transport with
Avoid using the same chopsticks / spoon when
Avoid sharing chopsticks / scoops when eating
Table 2.2 Evaluate compliance with the community precautionary measures
during COVID19 (n=2,175)
During the outbreak, most of the participants did not go to another
province / country, avoided religious activities, avoided going to the gym and went to restaurants, bars or clubs, with compliance rates of 99.4%, 99.3%, 99.2% and 98.7%, respectively This could be the aftermath of Directive 16 / CT-TTg issued by the Prime Minister, issued on March 31st and partly due to public concerns over the pandemic situation
On the other hand, nearly half of the participants went to the market in thepast seven days with the lowest compliance rate of 43.7% It could be explained that families always prioritize using fresh food, especially
women who tend to buy raw material for cooking However, this problem was not of concern as shopping is believed to be a good reason to leave home
Overall, we can see that the majority of Vietnamese people have a good sense of obeying disease prevention measures not only for themselves but also for the community and society.This action contributed immensely to our country, helped to prevent the virus from spreading in the community and avoided the positive cases from increasing
2.2 New ideas for adapting to the epidemic and new shopping
options - online shopping
The coronavirus was complicated, not only affecting social security issues, people’s health but also affecting enterprises from large to small in
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2.2.1 Generate many new ideas
The Covid-19 epidemic created many difficulties for society but was also considered a valuable test for people in all aspects, especially the unlimitedhuman creativity The following people are seen as highly creative ones who create ways to sell safely but still ensure sales of their stores, even attract more customers by their unique selling method
Mr Hoang Van Tien (29 years old) owner of a coffee shop Coffee Bike (Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) came up with the idea of selling coffee with fishing rods Guests who came to buy coffee must stand in the specified box, about 2 meters from the counter to
prevent the Covid-19 epidamic The staff will deliver coffee to guests with
a long fishing rod This fishing rod will have two cups of coffee when
delivered to guests: 1 cup of coffee for guests, and the other for customers
to pay The process from making coffee to the client's hands takes about 2 minutes and 30 seconds According to the owner, this approach made many people surprised at first, but also more secure Many people who came to buy were also more excited
Picture 2 Using fishing rod to sale coffee
Also to ensure a distance of 2m during the covid-19, a noodle shop in Ho Chi Minh City also "invented" a pulley to deliver food to customers
According to the owner, the purpose of this idea is to avoid close contact between buyers and sellers to prevent the Covid-19 virus The owner of the noodle shop is Mr Le Hoai Nhan (Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh City),
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simple tools such as rails, iron door frames The pulley system has a length
of 3.5 m, the wheels attached to the basket are made of bearings and are lubricated with cooking oil
A restaurant in Hanoi also pioneered the service of reducing exposure during the Covid-19 epidemic with a remote control plane Mr Son (the owner of the shop), at first he only used a flycam device to deliver small snacks such as bread, then he found that it was effective, so he continued using it to deliver vegetables to customers
Picture 3.Using flycam to sale food
2.2.2 Shopping online
According to a survey by Rakuten Insight on online shopping duringCOVID-19, 58.49 percent of respondents stated that they purchased moreonline In the same survey, the majority of respondents claimed that theymade online purchases several times a month
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I purchased less online
With the above results, we can see that the majority of people chose to
shop online during the epidemic (58,49% of respondents said that they
purchased more online) This form of shopping brings many benefits while
ensuring safety for your health and ensuring the quality of life It can be
said that this is an effective method for people in this complicated
situation
People who were living in the cooperation zone of online food delivery
brands just need to sit at home to select food and perform operations on
smartphones, confirm personal information, and pick up a location.The
food will be received in the shortest time without having to go to the
restaurants like before This helped people ensure social distancing
The shippers were also taking measures to guarantee a safe distance when
delivering orders for customers such as keeping a distance of 2m apart
with other shippers when waiting at the shop, washing hands before
entering the shop, strictly observing wearing a mask,
To deal with COVID-19, GrabFood officially introduced the indirect
delivery plan After placing an order through the app, the customer will
add a specific location (convenient for the receiver and the delivery) to the
order When the drivers deliver to the scheduled place, they will wait at a
distance of 2 - 3m If the consignee does not have a specific, convenient
pickup location, the shipper will place an order on the GrabFood bag and
back to 2 - 3m to ensure safety according to customer requirements
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“help with shopping” Not only GrabFood offered a new delivery plan, but
the Be ride-hailing app also launched the "help with shopping" service for
customers On the app, customers will manually enter the item to buy,
driver Be will calculate the total amount the customer must pay This was
quite a useful feature in the complicated situation of COVID-19 epidemic
However, with the option of "help with shopping " is a relatively new
option, many people are not familiar with this form of buying
Others Alcoholic beverages Hobby and arts and craft supplies Movie, music and television entertainment Pet food and related supplies Medication Sports equipment and apparel Furniture and household items Toys, games and puzzles Consumers technology and electronics Books and stationery Household cleaning products Comestics and beauty products Personal hygiene products ( incl: toilet paper, hand sanitizer and masks…)
Food and groceries ( incl: non alcoholic beverages ) Clothing apparel and fashion accessories
Another issue that we want to address is which products consumers chose
to buy online compared to pre-epidemic times According to research by
Rakuten Insight, Vietnamese people tended to buy clothes and fashion
accessories the most during the Covid period, with 47.48% of products
purchased more than before the epidemic Perhaps it was because in
everyday life they need to constantly work so there was not much time for