Laos injects three vaccines, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Sinopharm, free of charge to the people. On June 15, Laos started a new round of free vaccinations for people to reach the goal of 50% of the population being vaccinated against Covid-19. Vaccination in Laos has slowed down for a while because the country has to balance both the amount of vaccine received as well as the increasing demand for vaccination of the people after the second round of Covid-19 outbreak in Laos. Laos in mid-April. The latest batch of vaccines that Laos received was on the afternoon of June 14, with the help of China with the amount of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine that arrived in Vientiane through Wattay international airport. This is the fifth time China has donated vaccines to Laos, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccines that Laos has received from China to 1,902 million doses. As of the afternoon of June 14, Laos had received 2,135,620 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from countries and international organizations, the first dose was given to 713,709 cases, the second injection was given to 394,679 cases. well suited. According to the Lao Ministry of Health, the country has started a new round of vaccination with specific regulations for different vaccines that Laos receives aid from countries and international organizations. Accordingly, from today, starting the first dose of Pfizer vaccine in Vientiane, this is the number of vaccines Laos received by COVAX on June 2 with the amount of 100,620 doses. This vaccine can only be administered in Vientiane because the Pfizer vaccine is the type that needs to be stored in special equipment. Subjects include three subjects who are over 60 years old, people with underlying medical conditions, and officials and civil servants with a high-risk working environment for Covid-19. In addition, starting today, Laos also deployed the first dose of Sinopharm vaccine after receiving another 500 thousand doses from China; Administer the second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine to subjects who received the first dose. The latest information on June 15 published by the National Task Force for the control and settlement of the Covid-19 epidemic in Laos said that on June 14, Laos tested 2,025 cases, the results detected 15 positive cases. There are six cases of community transmission (in Vientiane Capital) and nine imported cases from Thailand (Champasak province and Savannakhet province). On June 14, there were 1,935 cases of entry into Laos, all cases entering Laos were checked for body temperature, taken samples for testing and isolated according to regulations (except for freight drivers). Since January 2020, Laos has tested 274,907 cases, detected 2,025 positive cases for SARS-CoV-2 virus (three cases have died). To date, 1,905 cases have been discharged, 117 cases are continuing to be treated. Currently, across Laos, there are 4,224 cases in isolation at 51 centers according to regulations. All cases in isolation centers have been sampled for Covid-19 testing.

EU funds for holiday flyers Aid for Condor declared null and void

As of: 06/09/2021 1:00 p.m.

The EU court annulled a decision of the EU Commission that allowed German aid for the Condor airline. Ryanair had sued against the release. Ryanair has achieved a success against state corona aid for the German airline Condor before the EU court (EGG). The judges overturned the EU Commission’s decision to approve the aid. The decision of the Brussels authority was not sufficiently justified, said the court in Luxembourg. In practice, however, this initially has no consequences: the effect of the declaration of invalidity was suspended until the EU Commission has passed a new decision. This means that Condor does not have to repay the money immediately.

Loan of 550 million euros

Germany had registered the aid in favor of Condor in Brussels in April 2020. This involved two government-secured loans with reduced interest rates in the amount of 550 million euros. The background was damage caused by the cancellation or postponement of flights due to travel restrictions in the corona pandemic. The low-cost airline Ryanair complained, among other things, of violations of the free movement of services and filed a lawsuit against the release.

Connection with bankruptcy proceedings?

At Condor, the situation had worsened due to the bankruptcy of the parent company Thomas Cook in autumn 2019, which preceded the corona crisis. The airline was only able to continue working with rescue aid of 380 million euros, which was also approved by the EU. The insolvency proceedings initiated at the time had to be extended after the outbreak of the Corona crisis because the new owner, the Polish aviation company PGL, had jumped off. The 550 million euros in government aid also included costs that resulted from the extension of the insolvency proceedings at Condor. Ryanair had argued that the commission had not explained why it had even included the extended insolvency period when calculating the damage to Condor from the corona crisis. The Condor case is one of many in which Ryanair is taking action against state corona aid for competitors. So far, the plaintiff has succeeded in some cases but not in others. (Case T 665/20)

Economic aid will be extended The Bridging aid III gets a “plus”

As of: 06/09/2021 1:56 p.m.

Many companies that have been closed for a long time due to Corona can reopen. But because the situation is still difficult in some industries, several aids will be extended until the end of September – including the short-time working rules. The simplified access rules for short-time work due to the corona pandemic will be extended by a further three months beyond the end of June. The economic crisis caused by the pandemic is “not over yet” and it is therefore important to continue protecting jobs, said Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil. The cabinet has therefore decided to extend the rules, as there are companies “that need short-time work beyond June 30”. The SPD politician referred, among other things, to the event industry. In the justification for the proposal for the cabinet, it is said that, in the view of the federal government, there are still “uncertainties” despite falling corona numbers and vaccination progress. It is about “stabilizing employment relationships and thereby avoiding unemployment and possibly bankruptcies as far as possible”. Above all, financially heavily burdened companies in the retail trade, in the entertainment, travel and tourism industries and in the hotel and restaurant industry, need easier access to short-time working beyond June 30, 2021.

Additional costs for BA of 2.6 billion euros

In addition to easier access to short-time working allowance, the full reimbursement of social security contributions for companies is to be extended. The federal government is making around 2.6 billion euros available for both instruments. Salvation announced the move in May and speaking of planning security for companies. Since the beginning of the year, the BA has already spent over 13 billion euros on short-time work. It is about “continuing to consistently secure employment” and building a “bridge to the time of economic recovery,” said Heil. Short-time working has already saved millions of jobs during the crisis and will continue to do so “where necessary”. The CSU in the Bundestag also pointed out that companies would be brought over the summer in this way. Criticism came from the Greens, who spoke of a “missed opportunity”. The extension “should have been combined with the introduction of a minimum short-time work allowance” in order to provide security and prevent going to the job center, explained the labor market expert Wolfgang Strengmann-Kuhn.

Bridging Aid III will also be extended

Further economic aid will also be paid longer. As the Ministry of Finance and Economics announced, Bridging Aid III for companies and self-employed people will be continued until September 30, 2021 – under the new name “Bridging Aid III Plus”. Economics Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) said the “economic engine” was running. Nevertheless, the exit from the pandemic is gradual. That is why the extension of the aid, which was previously limited to the end of June, is an important signal. Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) emphasized that Germany had weathered the pandemic better than many others economically because the government had resolutely provided aid. “And this support is not stopped shortly before the goal, that would be economic nonsense.” The bridging aid is the government’s central crisis instrument to cushion the consequences of the pandemic on jobs and companies. With the extension, the upper limit for the subsidies will also be increased – especially larger companies from the fashion and hotel industries, for example, had complained that they had not yet received the aid. At the same time, companies that take employees out of short-time working earlier or hire new employees should receive a “restart bonus”.

The South Korean government will come up with a plan to support vaccines for North Korea after comprehensively reviewing the domestic vaccine supply situation and the consensus of the people. Illustration. Earlier, at a press conference on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed that he will expedite the supply of vaccines to North Korea, emphasizing that South Korea will become a “global vaccine production center”. , contributing to the fight against Covid-19. According to President Moon Jae-in, the Covid-19 vaccine needs to be distributed fairly to low-income countries so that the whole world can escape the Covid-19 pandemic. As South Korea plays the role of a global vaccine production hub, North Korea is of course also subject to cooperation. If North Korea agrees, Seoul will actively promote cooperation in providing vaccines to Pyongyang. President Moon Jae-in said the United States also supports humanitarian assistance to North Korea.

ODA capital has made an important contribution to infrastructure investment, promoting socio-economic development. Thus, localities will also be easier to apply and foreign organizations will also find it more convenient to carry out procedures for central and local governments. Reporter: The Ministry of Finance is soliciting public comments on the draft circular guiding the state financial management of foreign non-refundable aid as part of state budget revenue. From some facts about receiving foreign aid from the localities where Oxfam has provided aid, do you have any comments on the development of this circular? Mr. Pham Quang Tu: Faced with the fact that many localities are still confused in guiding the implementation of legal documents related to the receipt of foreign aid, I highly appreciate the fact that the Ministry of Finance has actively developed this circular to guide guidelines on financial management of foreign aid under the state budget in three different decrees, namely Decree 56 on ODA aid, Decree 80 on non-ODA aid and Decree 50 on emergency relief and disaster recovery. Mr. Pham Quang Tu An example in the implementation of Oxfam’s projects is the flood emergency relief program in Central 2020. The understanding and application of this fund by local governments are different. For Quang Tri and Quang Nam provinces, they immediately identified Oxfam’s support capital under the implementation guidelines of Decree 50. While Ha Tinh and Quang Binh have concerns about applying Decree 80 or Decree 50. From that example, it can be seen that, the same source of foreign funding, whether it is from the state budget or not from the budget, but with different sources being adjusted under different regulations, localities have different interpretations. , so there is confusion in how to apply the appropriate regulations, leading to many aid sources not being implemented in a timely and rapid manner compared to needs. If this situation continues, it may lead to us not being able to take full advantage of foreign aid sources, causing donors to move to another locality or to another country, which is a pity. Therefore, when the Ministry of Finance issues a common guideline for all 3 Decrees for sources under state budget management, it will create a synchronism as well as make it easy to understand for aid-receiving organizations. A good idea, worth noting. I hope that the guidance of this circular will help local governments better understand how to approve and implement projects to avoid overlap. Reporter: This new draft circular has specific regulations on the construction of foreign aid capital estimates. What is your view on this matter? Mr. Pham Quang Tu: In my opinion, the construction of an estimate is common and necessary when following a general financial management process, including: estimation, expenditure, and finalization, but it is necessary to calculate which type is appropriate. The draft circular contains provisions on annual, 3-year and 5-year financial planning for foreign aid sources under the state budget. However, out of the three sources of ODA, non-ODA aid, and emergency aid, it seems that only ODA can be identified in the long term and thus 5-year financial planning is almost exclusively applicable to this resource. As for the other two types of capital, it will be difficult to make a 5-year plan. Even if there is a plan, the practicality and feasibility are not high, especially for emergency relief according to Decree 50, it is even less planned, because it is only determined when natural disasters occur. Therefore, using a common estimation model for all three types of capital sources will lead to stereotypes, rigidity and impracticability. Figures 3 years and 5 years are only forecasts, so the error in planning for 3 years and 5 years will be more, until implementation will have to be adjusted a lot. Therefore, when implementing, it is necessary to create flexibility in adjusting compared to the plan without having to create too strict requirements, avoiding asking for up, down and approval many times. In my opinion, for investment aid, the planning should be applied on a 3-year, 5-year cycle. As for the source of emergency relief, it should be flexible and should ensure prompt approval so that it can be implemented due to its emergency nature of relief. Reporter: From the perspective of organizations providing foreign aid to Vietnam, what recommendations do you have for this draft decree? Mr. Pham Quang Tu: First of all, as discussed above, I think that planning needs to be more flexible, not rigid, most importantly, it is necessary to focus more on the process of controlling expenses and payment. In addition, in my opinion, Clause 2 of Article 2 should be removed in the draft circular on the subject of application being “agencies in charge of foreign aid programs/projects/non-projects”. The reason is that the governing body is not the one to directly manage and use the aid. For example, if the Department of Agriculture of Province A is the grant holder/project owner, the Provincial People’s Committee is the governing body. In this case, the Provincial People’s Committee is only the competent authority to approve and allow the department to receive this aid, but the funding will be transferred to the account and managed by the Department of Agriculture. With the regulation that the governing body is the subject of the circular, it means that the Provincial People’s Committee must perform all the contents that the project owner, the Department of Agriculture, must do. This is an unrealistic and formal regulation because the Provincial People’s Committee does not manage money but only receives reports from the Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is a state agency and a legal entity, when directly the project owner will have to take full responsibility and if there are errors in the implementation process, they must be responsible before the law and authorities. on. PV: Thank you sir! Proposing the Government to develop a joint decree “In foreign aid, there are two types: state budget (state budget) and non-state budget. Therefore, to ensure uniformity, we suggest that, through the development of this circular, the Ministry of Finance can summarize and advise and propose the Government to develop a common decree, guiding the entire the process of calling for the receipt, management and use of foreign grants. In that joint decree, it will divide into two branches of budgetary and non-budgetary sources, including all from ODA, non-ODA and emergency relief sources. This will ensure synchronization…”
Mr. Pham Quang Tu – Deputy Country Director of Oxfam in Vietnam

How did you start raising awareness about the endangered rhinoceros species? I have been involved in many activities to raise awareness about the urgency of the rhinoceros species. I was still playing cricket for England at the time and my tools and things had a lot of rhinos on them. After that, many people expressed interest in buying the items again because they looked cool, and that’s how I competed to raise awareness. Later, I used my son’s drawings of rhinoceros on the competition equipment as well as the main logo of SORAI. The drawing appeared on hats and t-shirts and received a very good response, so I thought about the next step of developing and building the organization. Kevin Pietersen and Ms. Petronel Nieuwoudt – founders of Care For Wild, the largest rhinoceros orphanage and sanctuary in the world Can you share more about the operating mechanism of the organization? We donate 20% of our profits to conservation and do our best to save endangered animals. That is the purpose of our activities and when buying our products, people also contribute to a great cause. We don’t want people to see us as a charity asking people to donate money. We have a donation page where people can contribute directly to causes you believe in. Or you can also become an ambassador, support activities related to our products, and also be the subject of discussion. It’s a way to create exchanges, thereby raising awareness across the board, with us in our efforts to stop the illegal wildlife trade. What do you think about rhinos that the public needs to be more aware of? Rhinos are in danger of extinction. In South Africa, in the last 10 years, we have lost two-thirds of the remaining rhinos here. The problem stems from black markets such as China or Vietnam, which have engaged in illegal wildlife trade activities. Africa would not be Africa without rhinos. They are one of five important wildlife species in this place. We stand firmly against the illegal wildlife trade and also rhino horn. Many texts have asserted that rhino horn has no medicinal value, and that greed and misinformation in society have used them to flaunt their status. These things need to be removed immediately! And how did the collaboration between SORAI and Hublot begin? In 2019, while the Cricket World Cup was in progress in England, Hublot and I started working together. Then we did bigger things together, and we really brought about change. The first Big Bang Unico SORAI watch was born at that time and immediately “sold out” very quickly. The feedback after that was also very positive and everything was perfect. And I believe this next watch will achieve the same success. The new Big Bang Unico SORAI watch will be released in 2021 Can you share with everyone about the similar values ​​of SORAI and Hublot? I think time is the greatest value we share with each other. Quite simply, Hublot offers very innovative timepieces. And together we are in a race against time to save the rhinoceros from extinction. This is a perfect collaboration! SORAI and Hublot’s first collaboration was the very successful Big Bang Unico SORAI watch. Can you share more about the achievements after that initial success? If it weren’t for that success, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here talking to you right now. The opportunity to approach and talk about the organization’s activities with the public in Vietnam is a wonderful thing. For me it is a very meaningful success, besides financial success. Big Bang Unico SORAI watches come with 2 sets of bands with matching colors màu What’s different about the second Big Bang Unico SORAI watch released in 2021 compared to the first one? The new Big Bang Unico SORAI is equipped with a UNICO manufacture movement and is inspired by the natural colors of the woods in summer: a harmonious blend of two greens, from the green ceramic case. tree to the camo green hue of the familiar rubber or Velcro strap. This special edition, with the SORAI logo engraved on the sapphire crystal back, is limited to just 100 pieces worldwide. Due to the impact of the pandemic, we worked together through video meetings, coming together to agree on every detail on the new watch. SORAI’s black rhino logo on the dial After working with Hublot for a while, what percentage of your initial expectations about this relationship have been met? What I expect is all that we have achieved so far. We have an organization that works for the sake of bringing about change, raising large sums of money from the profits of the first 100 watches sold for the activities of the organization. More importantly, thanks to this cooperation, I have been able to reach other countries and territories. This is like a marking exercise, every opportunity we have to raise awareness of the community, to be communicated to the public, can open certain doors. Thank you for taking the time to chat and share! Perform: Tuan Anh

The warship INS Kolkata of the Indian Navy transported 40 tons of liquid oxygen, oxygen tanks, and oxygen concentrators from Kuwait and Qatar to the port of Mangalore (ANI). Until the morning of May 10, transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force had made 534 flights across the country transporting 336 oxygen tanks with a total capacity of 6,420 tons and other medical supplies and equipment. This emergency air bridge connects 22 cities in India, helping to relieve the need for medical oxygen for the treatment of Covid-19 patients. The Indian Air Force has also made 84 flights abroad, receiving and transporting 81 cryogenic oxygen tanks with a total capacity of 1,407 tons along with empty oxygen tanks, oxygen generators– xy and Zeolite (a compound to make oxygen). India has ordered or received gifts of these devices and materials from Singapore, Dubai, Thailand, UK, Germany, Belgium, Australia, Indonesia and Israel. The Indian Navy also launched an emergency transport operation called ‘Samudra Setu II’, aiming to bring essential medical goods home as quickly as possible. Seven ships of this country’s Navy are being mobilized to carry out the work. The Indian Air Force has also established an essential medical supplies coordination committee to maintain information continuity and reduce time delays in the distribution of relief supplies from abroad.

During the war against the US, the existence of the numberless trains and the Ho Chi Minh route at sea, classified as top secret, very few people really know the existence of these legends. Ho Chi Minh Road on the sea – as its name implies – is the sea way we used to support the South, starting to be established on October 23, 1961. During the course of its existence, the Ho Chi Minh road on the sea with the air trains, carried out 2000 transports, supported weapons to the South, as well as sent our high-ranking officials to the South or the North. . The origin of the name “Zero Ships” comes in part from the secrecy of these transport ships, as they are not numbered, unnamed, and often disguised as fishing boats. To bypass the enemy’s eyes, the officers and soldiers on the airship are also trained to become professional fishermen, with all the skills of seafaring such as fishermen, speaking like fishermen and especially drying. sunny to have black skin like a real fisherman. And yet, the numberless ships at that time were also meticulously disguised with two bottoms, one bottom for storing weapons, the other for storing fish, like real ships. When out at sea, digital ships are not allowed to transmit home communications, but only to receive encrypted communications from the North, which is a mandatory requirement to ensure the confidentiality of the location of the the train has no numbers. The only cases where the trains without numbers were allowed to contact home was when they encountered the enemy and had to fight. At this time, the communication channel will be opened for the brave soldiers on the ship to say goodbye to their homeland. Unlike the Ho Chi Minh road through the Truong Son range, the Ho Chi Minh road on the sea can be considered “high productivity” when carrying many tens of tons of goods at the same time as close to Saigon. The General Military Commission allowed 50% of the cargo for the Ho Chi Minh route at sea to be lost. Which means that our goal, just to get 50% of the goods to the destination, is also considered to be successful. Exceeding this expectation, our digital trains have delivered 93% of the cargo to their destination, many times transported high-ranking officers to the North to the South or vice versa, the level of safety is very high, but at times short, usually only a week for one way travel – much faster than the road. So, if you consider Ho Chi Minh Road on land as a legend, with Ho Chi Minh Road on the sea, it deserves to be considered a great symbol, not only in terms of scale, contribution to the war, but also. still great because of its utopian secrecy. Photo source: VNP. The miracle of Ho Chi Minh road at sea during the Resistance War against the US for national salvation. Source: VTC1.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the largest immunization campaign in human history with the aim of distributing vaccine doses to 190 countries and limiting the risk of dangerous mutations. However, this project is currently racing against time. The man trying to save the world now stands in a Connecticut kindergarten, USA. He puts his laptop in front of him and sunlight is shining through the window into a crib. Benjamin Schreiber is barefoot and his hair is messy. The 46-year-old seems to have just woken up, but almost every day, he gets up from sunrise. His job is one of the most important and difficult in the world. As the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Head of Immunization Team (UNICEF), Schreiber is responsible for ensuring that 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine reach people in the poorest countries, the most distant. In an online meeting with colleagues in Germany, Panama and Haiti, Schreiber discussed his “headache” for the day: The situation is stagnant in two countries. Countries that buy the most Covid-19 vaccine. Photo: Duke Global Health Innovation Center Referring to a country where outsiders are difficult to reach, Schreiber said: “It is not clear how things are going”. In the remaining country – Haiti, the first potential vaccine shipment has been delayed. The vaccination team appears to be ready, but political and social issues are hindering shipping. Fuel in Haiti is expensive, roads are poor, budgets are miscalculated. Many people do not believe in Western aid, others do not understand Covid-19. There are discussions like this every day Schreiber. On a small scale, it often involves questions about the proper way to cool vaccines, about ingenuity in dealing with governments. However, at the core of the matter has always been global justice. The new strain corona virus has spread to every continent and infected at least 128 million people. It has ruined economies and destroyed families. Up to now, a global medical emergency has been in effect for more than a year. Citizens in some developed countries have been protected from the corona virus and many others in Africa, Asia and Latin America are still waiting to be vaccinated. Carrying vaccines to remote areas in Nepal. Photo: SPIEGEL To date, nearly 600 million doses of the vaccine have been used around the world. However, nearly two-thirds of them are used in six countries. About 60% of Israelis, less than half of Britons and one-tenth of Germans have been vaccinated at least once. In Namibia, where a population of more than 2 million people, less than 1,500 people have been vaccinated. In some other countries, no one has been vaccinated yet. Earlier this year, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned of a “moral disaster”. An effort has been made to prevent that disaster. A global mechanism, called COVAX, was born to support the equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines to countries. WHO launched the initiative a year ago and a vaccine consortium called GAVI and the Alliance for Pandemic Readiness Innovation (CEPI) also joined. Almost every country in the world participates in COVAX. Many countries and regions have attempted to smooth the infection curve of Covid-19. Photo: John Hopkins University COVAX’s goal is that 92 of the poorest member countries get vaccines as fast as 98 rich countries. The rich countries pay more for the initiative and the poorest countries get discounts or free vaccinations, with each country vaccinating a fifth of its population by the end of the year. It is UNICEF’s responsibility to ensure that vaccines reach their destination. The new strain corona virus is constantly changing. Most changes do not affect the degree of danger posed by the virus, but some mutations, like the strains that occurred in Brazil and the US, do. And the more the number of countries experiencing uncontrolled outbreaks, the more likely the world will have to deal with the next mutation. So how do you vaccinate those most threatened, such as the elderly, the sick, and health care workers around the world? How can COVAX achieve its ambitious goals? Graph of increasing Covid-19 cases among countries. Photo: Bloomberg A group of German magazine Der Spiegel reporters have followed the vaccine around the world. They went to vaccine factories in India, to warehouses in Copenhagen, Denmark. It all goes to the end: The vaccine is delivered to health workers in Malawi, who received their first shot in March. The reporters also witnessed a German at a kindergarten. in the US to plan vaccine distribution. Schreiber has been with UNICEF for 8 years. His biggest challenge last year, he said, was preparing nations for a short period of time. COVAX’s goal is to ship about 2 billion doses of vaccine by the end of this year, corresponding to about 850 tons of vaccine per month and 1 billion syringes. Thousands of cooling boxes have to be transported to the most remote corners of the world by jeeps, boats, drones and even donkeys. Even in normal years, UNICEF vaccinates nearly every child around the world. However, UNICEF has never faced a global pandemic. The Republic of Seychelles is currently leading the world because there are enough vaccines for 63.1% of the population. Photo: Bloomberg. Immunization campaigns are usually planned many years in advance, but this time only a few months. Vaccine recipients are diverse, some have been successful, some have failed, some have only a few hundred thousand people, some have more than a billion. Countries were asked by UNICEF to explain in writing how they intend to manage the logistics of vaccinations. Schreiber read over 100 of these lengthy plans, mostly twice. He corrects and makes suggestions for improvements. Most of the time, things go well, but sometimes it doesn’t. The governments of Tanzania, Eritrea and Madagascar are still debating that Covid-19 is a dangerous disease. However, the effort paid off. On February 24, the first shipment of COVAX landed in Ghana. The first shipment to Haiti is also planned. By the end of March, UNICEF had distributed 20 million doses of the vaccine to 47 countries.

The porter is sending the boxes of vaccines to Jumla (Nepal). Photo source: UNICEF The corona virus has spread to every continent, now infecting at least 128 million people worldwide. How widespread the epidemic was, devastating economies there. Many people in Africa, Asia and Latin America are waiting to be vaccinated. So far, nearly 600 million doses of the vaccine have been used around the world, but two-thirds of them are in just six countries. About 60% of Israelis have been vaccinated once, 50% of Britons have been vaccinated, and 1 out of 10 Germans get it. In Namibia, where a population of more than 2 million people, less than 1500 people are vaccinated. Aside from Namibia, no African country has received the vaccine. To prevent that, the COVAX project was born. WHO started COVAX a year ago, and the Vaccine Coalition (GAVI) and the Alliance for Epidemic Preparation Innovation (CEPI) are participating in nearly every country in the world. The goal is to have the 92 poorest members receive as many vaccines as the 98 richest members. It is expected that by the end of 2021, each country will receive the vaccine for 1/5 of the population. UNICEF wants vaccines to reach their destination, making them available to people regardless of race or wealth. So how can COVAX achieve its ambitious goals? Project 2 billion doses of vaccine to reach poor countries Mr. Benjamin Schreiber, COVAX Coordinator in Connecticut (USA) affirmed that the biggest challenge for countries is “preparing to vaccinate in a short time”. COVAX’s stated goal is to ship 2 billion doses of vaccine by the end of 2021, equivalent to 850 tons of vaccine / month and 1 billion syringes. Thousands of vaccine containers will reach the remotest corners of the earth by means of vehicles: Jeeps, boats, drones, and rickshaws. Countries receiving vaccine aid are diverse, some with developing economies, some with underdevelopment. Mr. Benjamin Schreiber, COVAX Coordinator in Connecticut (USA). Photo source: Katharina Poblotzki / Der Spiegel. Countries were required to send documents to UNICEF on how they plan to manage vaccine aid logistics: Which part of the population needs the vaccine most; Vaccine distribution plans from the airport to the rest of the country. On February 24, 2021, the first COVAX shipment landed in Ghana. By the end of March 2021, UNICEF had shipped 20 million doses of the vaccine to 47 countries. The strength of manufacturers The Indian Serum Institute (SII) is headquartered in Pune (West India), the world’s largest vaccine factory with 2.4 million doses of vaccine per day. SII is the creation of the vaccine that is being used to reach many parts of the world and its cost cannot be replicated right now. Of the more than 39 million doses of vaccine shipped by COVAX to date, 28 million have come from the Pune laboratories. India is a major supplier of COVAX. Currently, the country mainly produces vaccine AstraZeneca. But at the end of March 2021, the Indian government decided to stop the export of vaccines to a minimum when the number of new corona virus infections increased rapidly in this country. The New Delhi government’s decision to stockpile vaccines means COVAX will delay delivery of 90 million doses of vaccine to 63 receiving countries. There is currently no alternative manufacturing solution outside of India. The plane was carrying carton boxes containing COVID-19 vaccine at Mumbai airport in Maharashtra state (India) on 24 February 2021. Photo source: UNICEF / UN 0421823 / COVAX. Mr. Mounir Bouazar (head of the logistics division of COVAX in Copenhagen) has been preparing for 3-4 months for the first shipments of vaccines. By the end of 2020, Bouazar is certain that half a billion syringes will be distributed to four UNICEF warehouses in Copenhagen, Dubai, Panama and Shanghai. Now COVAX will deliver thousands of vaccines to their destination every day. But a pandemic makes it more difficult, with few or no flights due to limited travel. No flights to East Timor or the Pacific island nation have been requested by UNICEF. Vaccines and syringes moved to Yemen had to go to Nairobi, where Bouazar rented a small plane to carry vaccines and syringes. Bouazar hopes to ship more vaccines by mid-2021. There is an idea to make Bouazar’s work smoother right now: Suspend intellectual property rights to vaccines in a limited way during a pandemic. India and South Africa have filed requests to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to suspend the COVID-19 vaccine and drug patents, which are supported by 100 countries. Then other companies can also make vaccines. COVAX coordinator Benjamin Schreiber is deploying COVID-19 vaccine to the poorest and most isolated countries in the world. Connecting with him are 2 colleagues of UNICEF branches in Panama and Haiti – 2 countries with immunization delays. In Haiti, the vaccination team is ready, but problems are hampering vaccine shipments. Fuel in Haiti is quite expensive, roads are poor … Schreiber persistently connects with people in Haiti every day. Nguyen Thanh Hai ( (According to spiegel, April 24, 2021) )

Received relief goods from the 7th Military Region Command at Xa Mat border gate, morning of April 28 On the morning of April 28, at Xa Mat border gate (Tay Ninh province), the delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy coordinated the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia to receive relief goods from the Command of the 7th Military Region and the Company. Shares of Mai Linh Group are dedicated to Vietnamese people who have difficult circumstances due to the Covid-19 translation. The relief gifts of the 7th Military Region Command to the people in difficulty due to a widespread outbreak in Cambodia, including: 25,000 masks, 500 liters of antiseptic solution, 1000 nets, 100 barrels of dry food, 100 canned fish and two billion dong. Meanwhile, Mai Linh Group Joint Stock Company supports Vietnamese families through the Embassy, ​​including: 20 tons of rice, 3.5 tons of medical supplies and tonics, worth $ 20,000. Speaking here, representatives of gift giving units, Major General Dang Van Lam, Deputy Commander of Military Region 7 and Mr. Ho Dinh Hoang Minh, Vice Chairman of Mai Linh Group Joint Stock Company emphasized, although the value is not Many, but these gifts show the hearts of officials, soldiers and employees at the enterprise, sharing with people facing difficulties due to the widespread spread of Covid-19 in Cambodia. On this occasion, the leaders of the agencies also sent greetings, encouragement and wished the Vietnamese community in the country of Chua Thap soon to overcome the difficult period and stabilize their life soon. Regarding the distribution of relief goods to families, Mr. Vo Tuan Ngoc, Tham Tan, Head of Community Affairs Department, Vietnam Embassy in Cambodia said that this weekend, the mission is expected to continue delivering gifts. relief for 1000 more families; on the basis of review, a large-scale gift distribution will be organized to help people have more resources, at least not to go hungry and protect themselves in the epidemic. In addition, in the process of giving gifts, the Embassy and the Association also combine to mobilize people to obey Cambodia’s policies, especially to comply with Vietnam’s policies, not to travel or return to the country freely by pictures. illegal food, because the risk of disease and infection is enormous. Therefore, the program to help people this year will last longer, the Embassy Counselor shared. Regarding the Covid-19 epidemic in Cambodia, the 20-2 community infection incident caused a large-scale outbreak. The Ministry of Health of Cambodia, on April 27, confirmed a total of 11,063 infections with 82 deaths. However, the step-by-step identification and zoning of the outbreak and the widespread vaccination campaign of Covid-19 brings hope for the ability to control the source of the epidemic in the near future.

Retail consultant Mary Portas was among those calling for the stimulus package.

In the UK, celebrities such as retail consultant Mary Portas, beauty magnate Charlotte Tilbury, fashion designer Charlie Casely-Hayford and Henry Holland were among the callers of Main’s stimulus package. covered. The new aid package should be structured similarly to the restaurant bailout package in the summer of 2020, they said.

Specifically, the Government has paid 50% of the cost of goods purchased at stores with less than 10 employees and capped at £ 10, with rollout times from Monday to Wednesday, taking place during round a month this summer.

Independent stores have been hit hard by the pandemic, says Ross Bailey, founder of the “Street rescue” campaign and chief executive of retail rental market Appear Here. In particular, it is estimated that retail stores of non-essential goods, mainly independent stores, lost £ 22 billion in sales by 2020, with the number of customers down 40%.

Often, family-style small businesses can’t adopt plans for employees to take temporary leave because there are still a small number of online orders that need to be processed, Bailey said.

According to statistics, the UK has more than 11,000 stores that have permanently disappeared from the streets and shopping malls by 2020. Meanwhile, online shopping, mushrooming during the pandemic. The figures show that 38% of retail sales were done online in February, up 18% from last year.

To resolve the above situation, recently, the British Minister of Finance Rishi Sunak announced, retail stores can extend the business tax reduction until July.

Previously, the British Government also announced that retail stores could reopen from April 12, 2021, and could sell until 10 p.m. and six days a week. This is a move to save the British government’s retail stores after months of closure.

However, Ross Bailey, founder of the “Street Rescue” campaign, argues that more substantial intervention is needed: “With the right support, independent stores can thrive. Otherwise, we will lose community cohesion, where transaction is based on human connection and experience, which is hard to replace online transactions, ”affirmed Ross Bailey.