[Sunroof]

I could tell you what Vietnam was like back in the 60's, but I have to wonder just how much it changed to the present.

They had no landfills, garbage dumps or disposal areas because everything and I mean everything was re-used, recycled or restored. Case in point: soda/beer cans were used as insulation on walls once the two ends were cut out and the can cut in half, flattened and attached to a surface as insulation. Used rubber tires were cut to the form of a human foot print, and made into sandals using softer rubber straps to hold the toes down. We called these "Ho Chi Minh sandals"! Nothing was wasted, which might hold true today Third world economy. Health department inspectors? Never, when we ate from the street vendors.

Vietnam was not a country littered with trash, but sanitation was questionable as provisions for washing hands were absent in just about all lavatories (hole in the floor). Only your hotels and finer restaurants provided this service.

I am sure you can find much on the current state of health of Vietnam on the web. During the war your were on your own regarding risks taken eating local foods, BUT, what came to the states after the war and is popular today is the almighty "spring roll" and "soups". Yummy.

Good luck on your searches. You might be correct in saying that internally Vietnam might not have the capacity of handling an all out pandemic, but which country really can these days?

Bob