Little Saigon’s COVID-19 Rates Are Low—Vietnamese Diet, Values May Be Why

A family walks away from a book drive at the public library in Westminster, Calif., on Sept. 22, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Little Saigon in Orange County, California, is home to the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam. Located mostly in the cities of Westminster and Garden Grove, this community appears to have a lower incidence of COVID-19 on average, according to Dr. Clayton Chau, director of the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA).

“If there is better compliance with mitigation strategies, such as social distancing, wearing face coverings, hand washing, etc., [it] will lead to lower levels of infection,” Chau, who is originally from Vietnam, told The Epoch Times in an email.