Abstract

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has caused considerable chaos around the world. In Vietnam, with a large population and a lack of specialized medical equipment, the disease quickly spread throughout the country. Ho Chi Minh city, where the population density is the highest in the country and is a place of trade and commerce, here the disease outbreak is strongest and has the highest number of deaths in the country. At first, the Ho Chi Minh city government was also confused in the fight against the epidemic because there was no precedent, but in the end, the government thoroughly applied the SIR model and succeeded in extinguishing the disease. This post is intended to provide an overview of the SIR model and the experience that the Ho Chi Minh City government has applied to replicate this model in future epidemic prevention in developing countries like Vietnam.