Thread by @EricTopol

Zero out.
The way to beat #COVID19.
For cases, Iceland, New Zealand and Taiwan

For preventing fatalities, 10 standouts
the above 3, plus Australia, Japan, Estonia, Norway, Thailand, South Korea, Uruguay, and Vietnam

Vietnam, a country of 97 million, with zero deaths
And an economy expected to grow (yes grow) 5% this year during a massive global recession
An explanation axios.com/vietnam-corona… @axios by @DavidLawler10

To show this can be done, in many countries, not just island nations
What does it take?
*Leadership*; early, aggressive action, national coordination; consistent, frequent communication, promotion of mask use (in most of these countries)
In contrast to the US, lacking all.