Map of epidemiological information is established. Look at the map to avoid “hot spots” CovidMaps is an interactive map that helps people locate and look up epidemiological information visually on the map. It helps viewers take proactive precautions when moving near high-risk areas. The map is also a useful communication channel to help authorities promptly notify people of important information when accessing the map. CovidMaps also help professional agencies easily grasp the epidemic situation and detect epidemic hotspots. Le Yen Thanh, General Director of Phenikaa Maas Technology Joint Stock Company – the Covidmaps construction unit, said that the unit built itself using bMap map technology. The CovidMaps epidemiological map is currently being deployed in 9 outbreak localities: Da Nang, Hai Duong, Quang Ninh, Gia Lai, Bac Giang, Vinh Phuc, Phu Yen, Thai Nguyen and Lang Son. In these localities, people only need to access http: Covidmaps. (name of province and city).gov.vn for all epidemiological information related to Covid-19 in your locality. This is an effective tool for people to prevent the spread of the disease, easy to use on smartphones, and can be accessed by anyone. Le Yen Thanh said that when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, many questions were raised and many problems solved. How to know that you have entered the epidemic area is the key to solving the next steps such as self-isolation, monitoring for signs of virus infection. In fact, the epidemiological information, the travel history of Covid-19 cases is inherently complicated. The updated data to the people is specific and regular (every 2 days), but it is still fragmentary, thus causing many difficulties in memorizing and finding the passing locations of the F0s. Tracing the journey, timely blockade, isolation at the right time is the key to cutting off the chain of infection of the virus. “Covid-19 map” on the application platform BusMap – city buses. The Covid map displays as a regular map with dots showing the locations of susceptible areas. This feature allows users to directly, easily and quickly identify places with a high risk of infection, thereby having an appropriate direction of movement, avoiding entering the epidemic area. The interface design of each map is quite easy to follow. The “stop” sign is the quarantine points, the house-shaped icon is the concentrated isolation facilities, the yellow dot icon is the patient’s home area, the + sign is a hospital and medical facility, the X sign is blockade and medical isolation areas. Each icon corresponds to the corresponding number detailed in real time. In addition, there are the number of F0 patients for the day, the number of Covid patients with updated data, and the phone number of the epidemic in the upper corner of the screen. Effective tool for epidemic prevention Mr. Le Yen Thanh said, when typing a specific address on the map, if that address is in a blockade or medical isolation area, there will be a red warning, with a specific blockade address. Patient housing areas are also highlighted in red. The map currently provides information including: Centralized isolation point, blockade area, patient’s home area, where the patient has been, where the patient has been for more than 14 days. Not stopping at a map just to see, the Covid map also recognizes whether the user’s location is coincident with an area at risk of infection. This helps users know the level of safety of their location and have an appropriate adjustment plan. Currently this feature is being widely introduced to BusMap users. During the process of being put into use, the application will actively receive feedback to improve this feature to provide the best value for people,” said CEO Le Yen Thanh. According to Mr. Le Yen Thanh, applying the epidemiological digital map to management, people can grasp epidemiological information in time, do not move to hot spots, helping to limit the spread in the community. Regarding the security of personal information, the specific information of the infected case such as address, full name is obscured. This is just the information that has been released publicly from the local epidemic prevention and control steering committee. When this data is available, the new data entry operator system is put in, because it is an official source of information, so it completely complies with the provisions of the law on personal confidentiality for infected cases. With the launch of the Covid-19 epidemiological information mapping software on May 24, Lang Son is the 9th province in the country to provide a Covid-19 epidemiological map tool to help the community monitor visually. epidemiological information of local cases through the Internet. As the first locality in the country to apply digital maps in the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic in the area, Mr. Nguyen Van Quoc, Director of the Information Center for Public Services in Da Nang said: Translation information map Covid-19 epidemiology was built in August 2020 – when the first outbreak of the epidemic broke out in Da Nang and has been continuously improved since then. The data is constantly updated from reputable sources, combining both automatic and manual entry. Manual data entry is performed in cases where the addresses are not clearly identified. The biggest goal of this digital map is to help people have the most intuitive and accurate view of the Covid-19 panorama in Da Nang without having to search for individual bulletins. Le Yen Thanh said that localities in need will be free to transfer the application platform to serve the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic.

I am at home almost 24/7. Writing, teaching online, reading, watching movies, cooking, exercising and sleeping. And most importantly, always keep yourself as calm as possible. Being used to the lifestyle of a freelancer and mostly working from home, social distancing doesn’t affect me too much mentally, but physically it certainly does. Work is delayed, project contracts are delayed or canceled. However, the pandemic has also taught us all a great lesson that, just having a roof to live in, enough food to eat, healthy yourself and loved ones, is already a great blessing. As in the article “Slave of possessions” drawn from “Nietzsche’s words to young people” by Shiratori Haruhiko, a famous Japanese author specializing in philosophy, religion, and literature, I sympathize with this passage. , not just for the time being: “Human life requires money, a comfortable place to live, and a lot of food to ensure health. Thanks to those things, people can live independently and freely. However, if that level of ownership is surpassed, a person will completely change, potentially becoming a slave of the desire to possess. In order to possess, people spend time, bind themselves in social relationships so that there is no time to rest, are controlled by the organization and, finally, are bound by the state. Human life is a time given not to ceaselessly compete for possessions.” Journalist Le Hong Lam The war between humans and this deadly virus will only end when the world produces and distributes vaccines to billions of people in record time. How long the record short time is, we don’t know. In Vietnam, with a population of 97 million people, to achieve herd immunity, we need about 60 million people to be vaccinated, which means we need about 120 million doses of vaccine if each person needs two doses to be immune. Translate. How many people and vaccines have been given so far, we all know for sure. Even if there is enough money for the vaccine fund, there will certainly be a long way to go before the vaccine is distributed to Vietnam to meet demand. And this epidemic crisis, which will certainly continue, forces us to adapt and have a long-term attitude to live with the epidemic. Le Hong Lam’s favorite corner Look no further, look to Malaysia to see. This country of about 25 million people has a per capita income many times higher than ours, is on the brink of a pandemic when nearly 10,000 people are positive for the virus every day. They certainly don’t lack money for vaccines. But in this vaccine race where “nationalism” takes the throne, it is unlikely that there is money to have a vaccine. Vietnam, remains one of the best COVID-controlled countries in the world. However, this 4th wave of epidemics is really threatening us with the number of cases of disease in the community spreading rapidly. And I don’t know, even if this 4th wave is suppressed, how many next “waves” will fall on us, before Vietnam has enough vaccines to achieve herd immunity. So while you wait for a vaccine, learn to deal with it as safely and calmly as possible. In the “How to cope” episode of the “Coronavirus Explained” series, health experts say that the epidemic has left hundreds of millions of people around the world in a state of fear, stress and depression. And these negative mental states will continue for a long time even after the pandemic is over, they warn. Fear, during an epidemic, has an important advantage in helping us survive and comply with the rules of community isolation. But in the long run, it causes consequences that affect the nervous system and brain, causing long-term mental and physical effects. In a recent article, I cited information from an article on CNN about the “suicide epidemic” in Japan during the COVID epidemic. Accordingly, the number of people who have died from COVID in a year since the outbreak, is less than the number of people who commit suicide in Japan in a month. Of course, Japan is inherently a country with a high suicide rate. But the negative effects of the COVID pandemic have led to a sudden increase in the number of people committing suicide, due to stress, depression and fear. Therefore, some psychologists believe that we should control our emotions to restore balance to the brain. Balancing emotions, practicing meditation, breathing deeply and limiting reading news that cause fear, confusion and nervous tension are the best ways to help us avoid anxiety or stress. As a psychologist put it: “As the world becomes increasingly unpredictable, we must create a predictable world for ourselves. Even the little things are self-helpful, like maintaining a schedule, which gives us a sense of purpose and helps us not see things too hazy.” The common people interviewed in this episode each have their own way of dealing with the epidemic. Increasing physical and mental activity, at home, is also an effective way to help us achieve the necessary balances. Right now, if we are safe at home and have enough food to eat and our spirits are stable, we are luckier than the thousands and thousands of people out there who are struggling with the epidemic or worrying about their health. safety or food for their families. Therefore, let’s cheer and express gratitude and gratitude to the doctors, nurses, and volunteers on the front lines who are working under the crazy heat of summer (especially in the North of Vietnam). and the Central region) in the meantime. Please encourage and share, do not discriminate against the positive person or the F1, F2, F3 who are involved. And please donate a little material, in your ability to charities or the Government’s COVID-19 vaccine-prevention FUND. In the episode above, a psychologist says, “The power of giving is not only positive, it is actually good for us. Together through this pandemic, we can make the world more welcoming.” The ending of this episode says: “During the 2003 SARS epidemic, Hong Kong was the city that suffered the most. And when conducting a survey of the population after the epidemic ended, the results showed that Hong Kong people care about the feelings of their loved ones more than before. They also care more about their mental health than before.” This is the time when we should “get together” mentally, while observing social distancing! And the last paragraph, taken from an article called What do we do when we can’t do anything? posted on facebook for quite some time and am recruiting for a draft of a magazine I am planning to print later this year: “In the face of big problems like natural disasters that fall from the sky, we realize how small human life is. And because he was small, he didn’t try to resist or panic. Anyone anywhere just sitting there, at ease, watching the sun rise every morning and sunset every afternoon is happy already. Happiness is always inside of us, rarely outside of us. Ozu said the same thing.”

The delegation inspected the actual site at the lunch table for workers at Ty Xuan Company Limited – Hoa Phu Industrial Park. The delegation inspected and supervised the establishment of the Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control in industrial parks, the signing of commitments to fully implement epidemic prevention and control measures at the unit; the assignment and publicization of contact information of the focal point in charge of epidemic prevention and control; establish a (with) COVID Safety Team; develop plans for epidemic prevention and control at production and business establishments in industrial parks… According to Vice Chairman of Vinh Long Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Quyen Thanh, the fact check shows that companies and businesses have been proactive in implementing measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic such as: establish a Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control; signed a commitment to fully implement epidemic prevention and control measures at the unit; develop plans for epidemic prevention and control at production and business establishments and arrange isolation areas in accordance with regulations. In addition, at enterprises, employees all strictly implement the 5K Message, businesses organize temperature checks twice a day for workers, force workers to wear masks, practice social distancing during mealtimes, usually during meal times. Regularly disinfecting at factories, transport vehicles, dormitories, canteens… Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Vinh Long province noted that businesses must not be subjective or negligent in implementing epidemic prevention measures. Units need to develop specific plans and scenarios, properly assess the level of disease risk at their units and use the right plans to handle timely and appropriately to both ensure the prevention and control of epidemics. , while ensuring production activities. Enterprises need to raise epidemic prevention and control measures to the highest level, fully equipped with equipment and human resources to carry out epidemic prevention and control work; strengthen the application of information in the organization. At the same time, businesses need to be active and proactive in performing periodic rapid test for COVD-19 to monitor and screen for risk cases; promote the role of the Steering Committee for epidemic prevention and control, the COVID-19 safety teams at the unit, strengthen the control of the source of goods, the schedule of experts and workers inside and outside the province working at the unit. position to promptly detect cases with epidemiological factors, coordinate with the health sector to handle promptly to limit pathogens from entering the business.

Assoc. Dr. Luong Cong Thuc, Deputy Director of Military Medical Hospital 103, Director of Infectious Field Hospital No. 2. “Fighting the Covid epidemic is considered by us as a task to fight in peacetime,” Assoc. Dr. Luong Cong Thuc, Deputy Director of Military Medical Hospital 103, Director of the No. 2 Infectious Field Hospital confirmed so. His words are like an oath, a declaration of war against the Covid enemy right in the middle of the “fire pan” in Bac Giang right now. At 8:00 am on June 3, the second online consultation of the day by Dr. Thuc and his colleagues. The working atmosphere is urgent and serious, all computers, 4G-enabled smartphones, and the Internet system of 14 doctors and nurses are ready to connect with a stable connection. Every day, the Board of Directors (Board of Directors) of the Hospital (closed in the outer circle) based on the situation of organizing scheduled or ad-hoc online consultations with the staff, medical staff, and doctors who are directly treating patients. (ring in). Thanks to the application of information technology, all images and sounds about the treatment situation for Covid-19 patients from areas at the No. 2 Infectious Field Hospital are transmitted to the operating area. Without any walkie-talkie, the hospital’s doctors and nurses can still fully grasp the information, see the images clearly, and hear each sound in a realistic and multi-dimensional way. This solution has been implemented from May 23 to now. On the television screen connected to the Internet with the Board of Directors’ room, on the other side, Major, specialist I Le Tien Dung, Head of Emergency Department, quickly reported on the condition of patient N.D. .T (86 years old). Using a smartphone, Dr. Dung directed the rotation of machines and equipment so that the Board of Directors understood important indicators. The unit’s doctors participated in online consultations to discuss treatment regimens for Covid-19 patients. X-ray film of patient T in the electronic medical record is enlarged. Both sides of the “front line” can easily exchange information and analyze health conditions, thereby giving treatment plans, drugs to use, and methods of care. All data of a paper medical record is converted into an electronic medical record. Perhaps in the midst of the intense battle with the Covid epidemic, electronic medical records and online consultations are considered the “ultimate weapon” of the doctors here. Doctor Dinh Cong Pho – who writes software, designs and realizes electronic medical records from the idea of ​​Dr. La Quang Ho. The specific characteristics of the hospital treating Covid patients is that it is divided into separate areas: the treatment area for severe patients; treatment area for moderate and mild patients; The stabilization zone is for patients who have tested negative for the first time, preparing for discharge from the hospital, these areas are difficult to connect with each other. Therefore, using traditional paper medical records and face-to-face consultations is not suitable, treating doctors and nurses cannot move freely from one area to another while still having to know the patient’s condition. 24 hours. Major, Master La Quang Ho, Deputy Director of Infectious Field Hospital No. 2 proposed the initiative to implement electronic medical records. He and Lieutenant, Doctor Dinh Cong Pho, Head of Infection Control Department, No. 2 Infectious Field Hospital discussed and designed to bring the application of electronic medical records and online consultation into reality. The electronic medical record is designed on the open source Kobotoolbox. This is an online tool for data collection and management, making scientific research activities easier and more accurate. Doctor Pho shared: “The electronic medical record is designed on the open source Kobotoolbox. We use this medical record along with online consultations and briefings with Zoom software to discuss the patient’s treatment regimen. This solution best conveys information by both headphones and eyes (especially X-ray films of the patient’s lungs), promoting effective treatment of patients in specific conditions.” The battle is still long After many outbreaks in Bac Giang, the Covid-19 epidemic had complicated developments, the Ministry of Defense directed the establishment of the Infectious Field Hospital No. 2 – Military Medical Hospital 103/Military Medical Academy in China. Group 831 (which is stationed in Tan Yen district, Bac Giang province) to promptly collect and treat patients. In just 2 short days, more than 120 officers and doctors of units such as: Military Medical Hospital 103 (Military Medical Academy), Air Force Medical Hospital (Air Defense – Air Force) ), the Military Institute of Traditional Medicine arranged and installed the hospital with the goal of speed and decisive victory. Patient N.Đ.T. is cared for and treated with enthusiasm by the doctors and nurses of the No. 2 Infectious Field Hospital. On the evening of May 21, the hospital completed its facilities, arranged departments, rooms, and the hospital received 42 patients. That number increased rapidly. Up to now, the unit is collecting and treating 324 patients, most of them are female, the youngest patient is 6 months old, the oldest patient is 87 years old. Immediately after admission, all patients were carried out biochemical tests, chest X-rays, investigations, and recorded background disease history. According to Dr. Luong Cong Thuc, the application of information technology in medical examination and data management by electronic medical records and consultation via the Internet is really effective in the battle against the Covid-19 enemy. Through treatment, the majority of patients improved, symptoms decreased, clinical manifestations were closely monitored by doctors and nurses. For patients with more severe symptoms, the unit promptly moved to the treatment area for severe patients at Bac Giang Provincial General Hospital. The first 4 patients were discharged. Thanks to this solution, on June 2, 4 patients were discharged from the hospital. As one of these four patients, Ms. LTN (Luc Ngan) said emotionally: “Today I am very happy to be discharged from the hospital. I would like to sincerely thank the doctors and nurses for taking care of us and treating us.” In addition, many other patients have made good progress like the VMH sisters… Post, photo: Tuyet Mai

The hotline to support medical declaration 18001119 is completely free. On 4-6, after investigation and verification, the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Information and Communications said that the information about subscribers being deducted when listening to a call displaying the word “BCD Covid19” in Bac Ninh is complete. totally fabricated. In order to provide maximum support for Bac Ninh in the prevention and control of Covid 19, from the morning of May 29, the Ministry of Information and Communications has directed telecommunications businesses to use Callbot technology to call mobile subscribers in the province. Bac Ninh and Bac Giang have not installed Bluezone to mobilize and guide people to install and use this application to protect themselves and the community against the Covid-19 epidemic. In particular, under the direction of the Ministry of Information and Communications, these calls are completely free of charge when people answer the phone or call back. However, recently, in Bac Ninh province and on social networks, information sharing about the situation has been spread: the number of the switchboard impersonated based on the Covid-19 epidemic to cheat money withdrawals from customers’ and customers’ phones. people. Mobile phone subscribers are charged when receiving an incoming call displaying the words “BCD Covid19” or “BCD Covid-313158” or “18001119”. In order to have a basis for information and propaganda on the mass media to let the people know, as well as to serve well the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic in Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and other provinces and cities in the area. nationwide, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Information and Communications have investigated and verified. Accordingly, subscriber information that is deducted when listening to the phone is completely fabricated, people need to be alert when sharing, to avoid affecting the prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic in Bac Ninh province. A facebook post corrected the previous false information. Source: Mic.gov.vn. In addition, the information that subscribers lost their charges when they heard from the Covid-19 switchboard spread on social networks has made people in Bac Ninh province bewildered, not daring to listen to the phone, greatly affecting the public sector. disease prevention and control as well as the security and order situation in Bac Ninh province. Therefore, the Department of Information and Communications of Bac Ninh province is also coordinating with relevant agencies to verify and track down the subjects who posted and shared articles about listening to calls losing money to handle according to regulations. provisions of the law. People installing and using Bluezone will help them receive timely warnings and support from health authorities when they come into contact with an infected case. When everyone participates, the Bluezone system will help to quickly trace, zoning, accurately isolate, and quickly prevent epidemics. At the same time, helping the community reduce the number of quarantined people, saving society’s resources.

This is the result of research from 2020, by a team of University of Sciences, Thai Nguyen University that has successfully carried out the project: “Research and development of a rapid detection kit for SARS-CoV- 2 viruses by Realtime technique”. The product of the project is 20 biological kits that have been used in screening for SARS-CoV2 virus detection at hospitals and Centers for Disease Control of Thai Nguyen province. Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Quang, President of Thai Nguyen University, said that during the 4th outbreak of the epidemic, the University directed to support 100 million VND for over 400 volunteers who are officers, students, and students. volunteered to the University of Medicine and Pharmacy to participate in the prevention and control of COVID-19 in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces. This force has been carrying out tasks such as taking samples, testing, tracing, taking care of patients and other jobs at epidemic hotspots of the two localities. Currently, there are nearly 300 volunteers who are officials, students, and final year students of the school who have registered and are ready to go. In the past 3 epidemics and the current epidemic, member universities of Thai Nguyen University such as the University of Industrial Technology, the University of Information and Communication Technology, the branch of Thai Nguyen University in the province Lao Cai, University of Science, University of Education… also donated automatic body temperature measuring devices, automatic hand sanitizer dispensers, thousands of bottles of antiseptic solution to many agencies and applications. schools, schools in Thai Nguyen province and neighboring provinces to serve the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic. The Board of Directors of Thai Nguyen University has also directed member units to prepare facilities and coordinate with Thai Nguyen Province’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in using the Education Center. National Defense and Security, the dormitories of universities, colleges, centers of Thai Nguyen University as a concentrated isolation area for COVID-19 prevention and control. Currently, Thai Nguyen province has issued a decision to establish a concentrated isolation area for COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control at the University of Technology and Industry, University of Agriculture and Forestry and a decision to establish a command center for the isolation area. COVID-19 prevention and control at the National Defense and Security Education Center.

Polish Health Minister Adam Niedzielski (Image: Thefirstnews) According to Minister Niedzielski, in addition to the certificate using the software application, people will be able to request a hard copy at any medical facility or vaccination center. The official start of the Covid-19 certification system will take place on July 1. Fully vaccinated people with EU Covid-19 certificates will be exempt from travel-related restrictions such as testing or quarantine. The EU Covid-19 Digital Certificate was proposed by the European Commission in April to facilitate safe and free movement within the EU during the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, in addition to Poland, there are 6 other EU countries that have issued Covid-19 certificates. It is expected that all EU countries will introduce this solution on July 1 (with a transition period of 6 weeks).

The effectiveness of the vaccine so far cannot be denied. The United States, although not widely open to the world, has dragged down its number of infections in just the past few months. Based on data collected during vaccination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that the effectiveness of major vaccines such as Pfizer or Moderna is up to 95%. even with new variants. This makes it possible for American people to comfortably go out without having to wear a mask, while the US Government considers lifting the ban on international movement. Similar effects have also been observed in Israel and Europe, where vaccination rates have reached 60% – that is, herd immunity can be generated. The “miracle” that brought life back to its normal rhythm seemed to be at last. Small doses of vaccines are becoming the hope of the whole world in the fight against COVID. However, at the same time, a new wave of infections broke out in India. Since mid-April, an additional 5 million new infections have been recorded in this South Asian country. The number of new infections continuously reached approximately 300 thousand cases per day, of which several thousand people died from the disease every day. The epidemic tsunami was so great that it knocked down India’s health system in just a few days, a real disaster. It is hard to believe, until the 4th wave of infections broke out, India was the country with the 3rd highest number of COVID vaccines in the world and was a hope for the whole world thanks to its huge vaccine supply. However, the number of nearly 100 million doses of vaccine administered out of a population of 1.3 billion is still too small to achieve a state of herd immunity, as epidemiologists hope. The government’s subjectivity then caused the contagion to erupt violently at a time when major religious ceremonies were held in this huge country. Consequences for the people and country of India so far have not been fully enumerated, but more dangerous, it is slowing down the whole world’s efforts to open up, when the supply of vaccines is mainly for people. Poor countries under the WHO COVAX program have stalled, because India has urgently applied a ban on vaccine exports to save itself first. In addition, the fourth wave of infections has also begun to spread around the world, from Asia, Africa to South America, where vaccination rates are far from reaching the thresholds that can create health problems. herd immunity. No one can stand alone The Indians cannot be blamed for the decision to close the vaccine supply at this time, because indeed the images and death figures every day in the newspaper make anyone horrified. Before that, it was India that took the lead in efforts to help the poorer people to have access to 66 million doses of vaccine in the first quarter of this year. Now that responsibility needs to be reinforced. In contrast, the US, UK, EU and Israel have come up with plans to reopen. Learning from India’s mistakes, these countries have been more cautious. From May 23, tourists can return to Israel and the EU if they comply with the mandatory conditions. The problem is that if that rule is followed, there are not many qualified guests. Because, in addition to having received the correct vaccines recognized by the EU, that traveler must also be from countries with the number of new infections below 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the previous 14 days. Those are the countries that the EU calls “safe”. However, there are currently only 7 countries outside the EU that meet this criterion, such as Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, etc., but that list does not include the US. That is, the invitation to travel to Europe is still only “give it up”. The door was opened but very few people could enter. The “Indian lesson” makes us realize that vaccination speed will determine the success or failure of a global vaccine strategy. As the United States and Israel quickly immunized the majority of the population, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was easily defeated. But, the drip vaccination rate will not be enough to create herd immunity and even allow the virus to mutate against the same old vaccines. Finding a vaccine for the poor is never easy. The fourth wave of contagion, therefore, has broken out in these very countries, with new variants that are more dangerous and could completely hit countries that already have high vaccination rates. Therefore, in order to solve the problem at the root, it is the rich countries that will have to take the lead in a new effort, to rescue the worldwide shortage of vaccines. Conflicts of interest A group of 13 countries has been identified by the World Bank (WB) as holding control and global distribution of vaccines. Among these, there are of course big countries like India, China, Russia, the G7 group and a few other European countries like Austria, Switzerland, Sweden. They are collectively known with a beautiful name, “The Club of Vaccine Producing Countries”. This club controls up to 88% of vaccines and 91% of vaccine companies in the world. Among them, mainly developed countries in the West. It is not surprising that the US and EU have achieved the highest vaccination rates in the world in a short time. Despite earlier claims to share vaccines with the world, “vaccine nationalism” prevailed initially. They have even started to have an oversupply of vaccine in their inventory after the last 3 months of intense vaccination. Therefore, when making the call for the rescue of vaccines in the world, both WHO and the United Nations are directly targeting this group of countries. Now it’s time for them to extend their hand to play the role of “saving the world”. However, this is also the time when the controversy broke out the most. The US has announced that it will deliver 70 million doses of its vaccine to developing countries between now and July. The EU will also contribute back to the COVAX program, after a temporary withdrawal to keep the vaccine for itself. But, even so, it’s still not enough. Because the most advanced vaccines being used by the US and EU require extremely complex preservation technologies that are not easy for poor or developing countries to meet. In Africa, hundreds of thousands of doses of vaccines have been destroyed, even though they still have their expiry date, because they cannot guarantee the storage conditions on the way to users. This situation may be even more serious, when the number of vaccines from the EU and the US is brought in in large numbers in the near future. And the cost of high-end vaccines like Pfizer or Moderna is never cheap, when Pfizer – BioNtech or Moderna apply the most advanced technologies that not even Russia or China have access to. A new call has been made, for rich countries to share vaccine copyrights with poor countries, in order to create a vaccine that suits them. However, advanced genetic technologies are copyrighted by major pharmaceutical companies, where they want to hold the secret not only for this COVID vaccine. As a result, the controversy has shifted from the states to the people of the vaccine-hungry poor countries, with the wealthy owners of the big pharmaceutical companies. Loss of motivation to research to find new products is the reason that big pharmaceutical companies rely on to protect their patents. Meanwhile, inequality in vaccine distribution has serious consequences for the lives of hundreds of millions of other people. Still, it wasn’t easy for those wealthy owners to give in. Therefore, before relying on the “kindness” of pharmaceutical companies, the most concrete thing that rich countries can do is probably just to try to fill this inequality by giving poor countries the opportunity to do so. access to their starting surplus vaccine resources. Saving people is actually saving yourself.
Tu Uyen

Vietnamese people are gradually getting used to working remotely With many multinational companies, it is common to connect and work regularly with foreign markets. Or their employees can choose to work remotely in another country, relying on the help of modern technology platforms that are being upgraded day by day. Japan once encouraged people to work from home to reduce traffic in 2017. In Vietnam, with a number of new careers such as developer (software engineer), market research and analysis, freelancer (freelance), many young people gradually choose to work remotely. However, these are mostly specialty jobs. The concept of working without an office is still quite strange to Vietnamese people. Like many countries in the world, from the beginning of 2020, Vietnam began to convert the form of direct work to online according to each stage of the development of the Covid-19 epidemic in society. While some countries are already familiar with this way of working, Vietnam is beginning to adapt. Most recently, Singapore, the government of this country is tightening the mandatory guarantee for people to work from home. For the first time working from home for 4 months, Mr. Vo Le Hoang Anh (market development officer in Hanoi) confided: “It was quite difficult at first because everyone defaulted to working from home, which would be less effective However, if you are familiar with online working tools like Zalo, everything is quite smooth, reaching 80-90%, if you try harder, you will achieve 100% efficiency. Working remotely is seen as a challenge in the context of a society that has not been properly prepared. But from a positive perspective, this is also an opportunity for Vietnamese to optimize the application of technology in work and build a new working style. Adaptive or follow the trend? In addition to avoiding the epidemic and preventing the risk of Covid-19 infection in the community, working remotely helps employees save travel time and be more flexible in life arrangements. However, a question arises whether the work efficiency is guaranteed as when working at the office. Many people think that working remotely is only suitable for individual jobs, while those who often work in groups, efficiency will be significantly reduced. Others objected with the belief in the effective support of modern technological tools. Mr. Lam Anh Tuan has left Ho Chi Minh City to Dong Nai for more than half a year. His parents’ garden became his workplace. “Not going to the office will reduce some of the pressure, and have a comfortable mentality to work. Whenever I need to meet with a partner or colleague, I will use the group video call feature, everyone connects regularly. and easy”. Zalo version on the computer can make calls to up to 100 people. Based on recently released information, employees of many companies in developed countries are allowed to work from home indefinitely after the epidemic. Satisfied with the current work performance, Ms. Vo Trang Anh – a designer in Ho Chi Minh City – has the same hope as Mr. Tuan when looking forward to working remotely even after the epidemic ends. Users can easily drag and drop files up to 1 GB into the chat frame to transfer documents or high quality images. For employers, letting employees work remotely can save space rental costs, but make it difficult to manage and build corporate culture, besides connecting and creating motivation. give. According to Mr. Cao The Loc – general director of a media company in Hanoi, his employees look forward to being able to return to the office soon to discuss face-to-face and understand each other better. Although some large enterprises around the world have opened the door to the trend of working remotely indefinitely, domestic companies have not yet taken any concrete action or expressed support. Whether this wave will change the working style in Vietnam is still a question mark, because this decision depends a lot on the nature and actual work efficiency based on the change in market quality. future labor market and work tools from modern technology. Readers can experience Zalo PC with online support features https://zalo.me/pc.

Map of epidemiological information of Covid-19 in Bac Ninh province Lang Son has just launched the Covid-19 epidemiological information map (CovidMaps) at the address: https://covidmaps.langson.gov.vn, allowing real-time monitoring of the epidemic situation. With the Covid-19 epidemiological information map, Lang Son has more digital technology solutions for management and administration in the local Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control. According to the information on the digital map, as of May 26, this province had 44 F0 cases, 2,213 F1 and more than 19,000 F2 cases and tested 11,380 cases in Lang Son city and 10 cases. district in the province. The CovidMaps map informs the living area and contact location of Covid-19 patients within 14 days, helping people easily identify the route of people infected with Covid-19 and concentrated isolation points to prevent infection. move to. A representative of the Department of Information and Communications of Lang Son province said that the map provides Covid-19 epidemiological information to help people not move to hot spots and avoid infection. People can see concentrated isolation points, medical isolation areas and disease control points in Lang Son displayed on the map in real time. The CovidMaps map also informs the living area and contact location of Covid-19 patients within 14 days. This helps people easily identify the route of people infected with Covid-19 and concentrated isolation points to not move to. The information displayed on the map is quite intuitive and detailed. With concentrated isolation points, the warning section will show the time of application, the maximum number of receptions, the number of people in quarantine and the number of people that can receive more. When people have a need to find places where patients infected with Covid-19 have been with the exact time, the system will look up the patient’s epidemiological information by number. In addition, the digital map also displays a list of patients by number or abbreviation, along with basic personal information such as year of birth, gender, health status and where they are being treated. The digital map is displayed very specifically, on the screen there are annotations for each icon such as the isolation area, the patient’s home area, the epidemic control point… for people to easily grasp, not move to. With the launch of the Covid-19 epidemiological information mapping software on May 24, 2021, Lang Son is the 9th province in the country to provide a Covid-19 epidemiological map tool to help the community track Visualize epidemiological information of local cases via the Internet. Up to now, Da Nang, Bac Giang, Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, Quang Nam, Gia Lai and Phu Yen have also deployed Covid-19 epidemiological information mapping software (CovidMaps). As one of the “hot spots” in terms of the number of Covid-19 patients with many complicated developments, Bac Giang has applied the Covid-19 Epidemiological Digital Map. Covidmaps uses digital map technology to digitize useful information such as: Locked areas, medical isolation; lists and information related to each patient (living quarters, travel schedules); concentrated isolation locations; Addresses of hospitals, health stations… Through this, help people, epidemic prevention and control units, and managers update information about the disease quickly, regularly and smoothly. From there, we can analyze the daily situation of the Covid-19 epidemic in the locality in order to proactively implement effective prevention and control measures. Covidmaps Bac Giang has an address at: https://covidmaps.bacgiang.gov.vn; https://bandodichte.bacgiang.gov.vn. The application of Covid digital map has been making an important contribution in supporting the authorities and people in the province to quickly update information, direct and organize the effective implementation of measures to prevent and control the epidemic. On the digital map, as of the morning of May 26, Bac Giang province had recorded 1,454 cases of Covid-19. Previously, Da Nang was one of the leading localities across the country to apply digital maps in the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic in the area. The Covid-19 epidemiological information map was built in August 2020 – when the first outbreak of the disease broke out in Da Nang and has been continuously improved since then. The data is constantly updated from reputable sources, combining both automatic and manual entry. Representative of Danang Public Service Information Center, the biggest goal of this digital map is to help people have the most intuitive and accurate view of the Covid-19 panorama in Da Nang without having to find individual bulletins. In particular, from the success of this software after the actual application time in Da Nang, the software development team has supported CovidMaps for a number of other provinces across the country…

Vung Tau beach is crowded with people in the morning of 1/5 On the morning of May 1, thousands of people flocked to Back Beach, Vung Tau City to swim and play, making this place overloaded. Around 7am, a lot of tourists and people flocked to Bai Sau beach to swim. This is the largest beach of Vung Tau City. As noted, the beach is nearly 10 km long, crowded with people. Currently, Vung Tau City has stopped tourism activities due to the Covid-19 epidemic but does not ban swimming. According to statistics of the Center for Management and Tourist Support of Vung Tau City, the number of visitors to the city has fluctuated. Specifically, April 30, 2019 had 140,000 visitors, but as of April 30, 2020, only 10,300 people came here. The main reason is due to the outbreak of the Covid pandemic in early 2020. Hoa’s family came to Vung Tau for a holiday from April 30 to May 1. “Despite being afraid of the epidemic, I could not arrange a time, promised my son, so I still decided to go out,” Hoa said. Services such as jet skiing also attract many visitors. Sharing with Zing, Mr. Pham Khac To, Director of Vung Tau City Center for Tourist Management and Support, said that on the first day of the holiday, April 30 to May 1, the city welcomed more than 70,000 visitors. tourists. Many people still wear sun hats and masks when going to the beach to swim. Mr. Bay, a photographer taking souvenir photos at Vung Tau beach, said the number of tourists on May 1 was still crowded, but compared to yesterday it was somewhat reduced. “This is the most crowded Vung Tau occasion since more than two years,” Mr. Bay added. At more than 10 o’clock, Back beach is still very crowded with people still staying to swim

However, from these part-time jobs, each student has different experiences. Some of you have been cheated by your employer, have a situation where “old ghosts bully new ghosts” … and you are mocked “why do college students do manual work”? That is also the story that a female student has just shared on a social networking forum and received a lot of attention from fans. At the beginning of her story, the hot girl student H oh : “Selling coffee carts is not respectable labor, people?”. The female student chose the job of selling trolley coffee to work part-time, even though it was a genuine job, she was ridiculed by her friends. Illustration Next, the female student recounted that, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the economic situation of her parents in the countryside was severely reduced, so the female student found herself a part-time job after school to earn more money. tuition fees for living expenses. The job that the female student chooses is selling trolley coffee, a job that receives a salary that makes her happy, more importantly, that she has just made money without affecting her studies. The story would not be worth mentioning if the female student did not have to listen to the sarcasm and teasing of her classmates about the job the female student is doing. The text of the story is shared as follows: “This year, the epidemic has returned, so my parents are in the countryside, doing live music rental business, but during the epidemic season, no one can organize events or get married to have an income. Just under control, our family receives After a few parties, when the festival came, the epidemic broke out again. If I could not pay the investment debt to buy equipment, I would lose my income because of the epidemic, so my education would also be affected. I see that, so I also want to go to work to help my parents in the countryside. But I still have a busy schedule, so full time is impossible. So I’m looking for part-time jobs. That’s it, I read and found a job that was selling trolley coffee. The work is not very hard, just push the small coffee cart to the corner of the street to sell. With an initial salary of 28k / hour, but one day I sold a lot, so the owner supported me to increase it to 40k / hour. I worked for a few weeks and felt that I could both ensure my schedule and take advantage of my free time to earn extra income, so I’m quite satisfied. And the story should have stopped here, but when I was assigned to sell near my school in Binh Thanh and my guests that day were students in the same course as me. And especially before, I once refused the love of a male friend in that group and until now I still think it was the right decision because even though he is really rich, he is like a beloved son with a series of “favorites”. ” about his feelings on his school’s Confession. Yesterday, it was sunny, but I was still recognized by them. They mocked “I knew you in the past, but now I don’t have to do this hard wholesale” and many sayings sound like nothing, but really, in my situation, I can understand what it’s like to be hinted at. Only “studying in college but going to the street to sell coffee, accepting friends N. is time to go out” is very annoying. Honestly, at that time, I was also a little sorry because I did not have the same conditions as them. But it wouldn’t be sad if today I didn’t hear my friends talking about them going around the school saying “business administration” but selling coffee, mocking me for studying “business administration” at a school. fame without finding a suitable job to do but selling coffee for a walk…. Then my friends also asked if I needed any help… Then when I go to class, everyone keeps teasing me, why don’t you sell coffee anymore, tomorrow get me a few dozen cups and I’ll invite the whole class to drink. … Hey everyone, the ministry of manual labor is not worthy of respect, is it that I go to college to gain knowledge, universities train quality labor, not always training directors and chiefs? where is the room. I do it with my own strength, I wake up at 5 am to prepare, at 5:30 am I have to be at the shop. I do it with my own strength, not cheating or stealing from anyone. Every industry is a profession, it is also a labor. Why do they have a mocking attitude towards people, part-time students like me?”. Immediately after this story appeared on social networks, it immediately received a lot of attention from fans, especially students. A series of comments were made, most of which advised female students to stay confident in what they are doing, to be proud of themselves when they can earn genuine money to support themselves. help parents. “Why do you care so much? I just do what I like, I have to be myself. I don’t care what other people say, as long as it doesn’t break the law it’s fine.” “In the past, when I went to school, I sold burgers, cleaned the toilet, cleaned the office, still delicious. Only someone who has never worked for a living behaves like that, but what makes money without committing crimes? All laws are the same.” “There is nothing funny about doing business with your own labor, thanks to a few small businesses, you have learned a lot of experience, the important thing is that not everyone dares to work hard and show their face to sell like that. !”. “Students in any profession need to be respected and put in the effort to be shameless. Those who are successful, they have also done manual and hard work to get the results they are today. what the gossip in and out of”. Indeed, any profession is worthy of respect, any genuine work is suitable for us to be passionate about. Earning money is not easy, for this reason, when you earn it yourself, you can see how precious it is. For those young people who are fortunate to have a better life, better family conditions, please refrain from criticizing and mocking other friends. Because you can’t know that those words, whether unintentionally or intentionally, will not make you more noble and noble; not to mention will severely hurt those “innocent” friends.

Through her writings, is the feeling of an India different and out of the currents very clear? On the 7th day of the Lunar New Year, when COVID-19 raged in Wuhan, I was in Kolkata with a delegation of Vietnamese writers. For a few days we did not have internet, so we did not know any news in Hanoi or the world. Until the last day, we were invited to dinner by your side in a luxury restaurant, then there was wifi. Looking at the photos taken online, we were scared and scared, unable to believe that the city where we lived was still peaceful a few days ago. So we stuck our noses in reading the news, couldn’t eat or drink, didn’t even bother to raise our heads to chat with anyone. The landlord saw that no one had touched the chopsticks, and wondered and worried, did not understand what was going on. Of course they were saddened because the party they carefully prepared was a failure. We then were also ashamed of that impolite attitude. But at that time how could not eat anymore. So early the next morning, instead of going shopping and preparing presents, we suggest that you take to the pharmacy to buy … masks. Each person took advantage of buying 3-layer masks. Buying stubs buy crazy makes everyone surprised. We tell each other that this thing to bring back as a gift is very precious, because there is a shortage of goods at home. They were surprised because in the big city of Kolkata, people still go to school to work normally. Because COVID has yet to spread and India has not had any cases yet. At that time I said that if India had COVID, it would be catastrophic because their case number would definitely be at the top of the world. After exactly 1 year, the members of the crew kept saying that I had the ability … to prophesy, but I only spoke logically. Writer Di Li released flowers to pray at the Ganges River. Does the wave of COVID-19 seem like it only wants to submerge this country has to do with the different lifestyles of the people here? Yes, India is the second most populous in the world and is expected to be about to take the top spot of China. However, India’s population density is now 3 times that of China. If we look at the pictures taken of India, most of our impression is the terrible crowd. It seems that every time you open the door, you can see people intertwined in chaos as if there was a big turn, at times it seemed like there was a war and people were in a hurry to evacuate. Living conditions, hygiene and awareness of the people are also major issues contributing to the spread of the epidemic (not just COVID). The Indians are also religious. Vietnamese people participate in religious festivals not because of fanaticism or devotion, but a mixture of culture, habits, joyful assembly and superstition, if the Government requests that the festival be stopped. everyone is happy to obey. Not in India. We are amazed that the Indian Kashmir government is still allowing 600,000 pilgrims in the midst of more than 3 hundred thousand new infections each day and nearly 3 thousand COVID deaths. But religion has a huge power in this country. Many would rather die than give up on pilgrimage. The king lost to the village’s custom in such place. Di Li’s feelings in the days when the whole world was heading towards India must certainly be different from those who have never set foot here. You can share that with readers of Health & Life. I love India so much that after my return trip last New Year, less than 2 months later, I arranged another trip to India, which was to travel by myself, not for business. I bought a plane ticket and made a visa, but close to the date of the flight, in early March, India announced a blockade, internal and external import and export. It is true that I quietly watch India every day, over there I also have many friends. And I worry about them. I was heartbroken to see the numbers soar every day but not surprised. Anyway, I always pray for the country I love. I am extremely impressed with the pages written under the title Dawn on the Ganges River. Is there a connection between dead bodies floating in rivers and mass cremations in this country? In the past, when I was sailing on the Ganges River, I was scared to see the crematoriums along the river and the chaos of people bathing and washing activities right next to me. Now it is too mysterious that people have to cremate even on the street, still in the midst of the common activities. I can imagine it, but I always try not to imagine it anymore. Thank you writer Di Li for the conversation! Vo Hong Thu ( (perform) )

Many tourists inside and outside the province have gathered in Sam Son City during their vacation. Many people comfortably enjoy the moment of frolic with water waves. Beautiful weather, clear blue sea water inspired many seafaring people. It is known that about 30% of guests cancel their rooms close to the holiday. Mr. Tran Van Sau, owner of Phuong Anh Hotel, Trung Son Ward said: If every year, from April 28 to April 28, we received a schedule to book all rooms, this year many delegations in remote provinces. call cancellation. Hopefully the epidemic will quickly pass so that we can have a good business travel season. In order to improve the safety of tourists in the prevention of the epidemic COVID – 19, the local authorities have taken timely measures in disease prevention such as: Requesting accommodation establishments to sign implementation of measures to prevent epidemic COVID – 19; Requires visitors staying in Sam Son to complete medical declaration … Information boards guiding COVID – 19 epidemic prevention and the 5K recommendation of the Ministry of Health … are hung everywhere to improve the morale of epidemic prevention for tourists. Free mask, antiseptic water is always ready to serve visitors. Beautiful beach, modern infrastructure, attractive relic system and many other strengths, Sam Son has been and is a place that many domestic and foreign tourists choose to visit and relax.

This is also the first private medical facility licensed by the Department of Health of Da Nang City to coordinate with CDC Da Nang to test for SARS-CoV-2 in August 2020. Up to now, the center has tested for more than 8,000 people, actively serving the epidemic prevention work of Da Nang City and neighboring provinces. “We want to contribute more to proactively deal with the increasingly complex COVID-19 epidemic in the world. Serve the safety of production, travel, study and work of local people at home and abroad “- said the representative of the establishment. Laboratory of SARS-CoV-2 at Thien Nhan High-tech Medical Diagnostic Center. Photo: T.AN Previously, to serve the SARS-CoV-2 virus testing, the center has invested in advanced equipment systems such as Realtime PCR machine, grade II biosafety cabinet, sound refrigerator 80 degrees Celsius to store positive / suspected patient samples. In particular, building a negative pressure room with suction and disinfection system at the speed of 1,500m3 / hour, ensuring maximum safe and sterile ventilation for the laboratory. The Japanese microbiological liquid waste treatment system ensures absolute safety before going to the environment with the regular monitoring inspection by the General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology – Central Hydrometeorology Station. The set. In addition, the center’s laboratory is also fully equipped with chemicals, biologicals and materials for the SARS-CoV-2 confirmation test. Personnel for SARS-CoV-2 testing, meeting the prescribed requirements, are well trained in SARS-CoV-2 screening techniques trained by Nha Trang Pasteur Institute.

Seemapuri cremation site blazed as cases of the SARS-CoV-2 virus increased dramatically in New Delhi, India. Photo: Indian Photo Agency According to The Guardian (UK), the COVID-19 “tsunami” that swept through India is causing the number of cases and deaths in this country to increase exponentially. Cremators across the capital New Delhi are struggling to process the increasing number of bodies brought in. Many families of victims of COVID-19 deaths have to wait up to 20 hours to cremate each body because the crematoriums are full. In New Delhi, photos taken on April 27 show smoke rising from dozens of crematoriums in a parking lot that has been turned into a temporary cremation site. Elsewhere, workers had to build temporary crematoriums on vacant land outside crematoria. In addition, parks and many other empty spaces were also utilized. Workers build a temporary crematorium in a park on the grounds of a crematorium in New Delhi Photo: Getty Images “People are dying, dying out,” said Jitender Singh Shanty, who coordinates more than 100 cremations a day at a site east of the city. If more bodies were received, we would cremate the streets. There are no more vacancies here. We never thought we would see such horrible scenes ”. Worker building temporary crematorium in New Delhi Photo: Getty Images Previously, the BBC (UK) also reported that Indian officials had requested to cut trees in the park for firewood to cremate COVID-19 victims. The staff at the cremation site also had to work harder than usual. They were so busy that family members of the COVID-19 victims had to come in to help, like bringing firewood to a funeral pyre. Lines of corpses of COVID-19 victims await cremation at the Subhash Nagar crematory, in New Delhi on April 27. Photo: ANI At the Sarai Kale Khan cremation site in New Delhi, staff are handling approximately 60-70 bodies a day. This facility was originally capable of handling only 22 bodies. As a result, 27 new crematoriums have been built at this crematorium and dozens more are being added in a nearby park. Officials are also looking for more space near the city’s Yamuna River, as the COVID-19 death toll is expected to be even higher. Geeta Colony Cremation Site in New Delhi, India. Photo: India Today An employee at the Sarai Kale Khan crematorium shared that they were operating continuously from early morning to midnight. The Ghazipur crematorium in East Delhi had to build an additional 20 crematoriums in the parking lot. The situation is similarly tense, according to NDTV, about 25 other cremation and burial sites in the city. Sarai Kale Khan cremation site built 70 new crematoriums on the hideout when large numbers of corpses came here every day. Photo: India Today In the past 24 hours, India set a world record for new infections again, with 362,902 cases, while there were 3,285 new deaths, according to worldometers statistics site. According to CNN, India has recorded a total of more than 17.9 million cases of COVID since the outbreak of the pandemic, but the real number, according to experts, could be 30 times higher, which means that half a billion cases. Health officials and scientists in India have long warned that COVID-19 infections and reported deaths were negligible for a number of reasons, including poor infrastructure. , human error and low testing rate. India has pledged to provide emergency medical assistance amid overcrowded hospitals that continue to be unable to accommodate more patients due to a lack of beds and oxygen supplies. The country also imported 20 frozen vehicles and sent them to the states in an effort to address the shortage of oxygen vehicles. Many countries around the world, including the UK, Germany and the US, have also pledged to provide emergency medical aid to India in the context of the country’s health system struggling with COVID cases. -19 spike.

Da Nang street dance is one of the vibrant nightly arts activities of the city by the Han River There is no shortage of places to play When the sun goes to sleep, everyone rushes in the daytime to make room for a sparkling Da Nang at night. Bridges across the Han River begin to hold visitors’ legs. Along the streets, the coast, each row of shops is crowded with customers. Da Nang has a place where almost no night is “dull”; Both locals and tourists flock to this popular destination. It is the Helio night market in Hai Chau district. This place keeps customers longer than other night markets because there are stages with singers performing every night. Weekends, guests here are crowded. The Western Quarter in Ngu Hanh Son district seemed to be starting up later. When the epidemic did not happen, this was a crowded place for foreigners. There is no shortage of luxury restaurants here; the bars are open until the clock turns to the new day. Dieu Linh, owner of the Crazy Cats bar on An Thuong 6 street, My An ward, said that most of the guests coming to her bar are foreigners, they come to drink beer, listen to music until after 0 o’clock and almost every night. also crowded. These are places that serve the needs of young people to play late at night and play late. Visitors who like to enjoy a colorful Da Nang night can choose to climb a yacht to surf between the Han River. On the yacht, visitors can both listen to singing and be served with food. On days with street dance, visitors will be spoiled for adventure with dancers in eye-catching costumes, dancing to the bustling music. Ms. Nguyen Thu Huong (36 years old, from Nghe An) shared: “It is true that Danang allows people to enjoy a lot of values ​​at night. I go to Danang a lot, but I cannot go all the shopping and entertainment. Every time I come to this city, there is a new feeling ”. Mr. Dang Quang Man, Director of the Helio Da Nang entertainment area, said that Da Nang at night is an interesting program. The coordination of units on the same major theme will create product brand “Danang By Night”, which increases the spending efficiency of guests at night. Add products, extend the time Talk to PV Tien Phong, Mr. Cao Tri Dung, Chairman of Da Nang Tourism Association, acknowledged that the city had night activities to serve diverse needs of tourists, but it still needs to be improved. City leaders should pay attention to special tours, organize food streets, shopping, shows … to avoid duplication and boredom. Next May, a program “Da Nang at night” (Danang By Night) will present visitors with a new and more attractive look. The city has prepared a longer, more methodical way, focusing on 10 key activities to make Da Nang’s night economy different. During this time, visitors will enjoy the “River of Light” through artistic lighting on the Han River, bridges, administrative buildings, high-rise buildings on both sides of the river. Coming to My An night sea, not only sit and enjoy the wind, eat simply, visitors also enjoy very new services: massage – therapy, watching movies on the sand. This outdoor cinema is expected to be very attractive to visitors. In the central streets, the city has also built many places to check-in, eat, shop, and at the same time weave music shows, dance … enriching spiritual values ​​for the people. , traveler. Guests enjoy food at Da Nang night market. Photo: Thanh Tran Mr. Le Minh Hoa, Head of Economic Department of Ngu Hanh Son District, shared that when Danang By Night is deployed, it will increase the demand for tourists to use night services. Ngu Hanh Son district alone has 6 activities to participate in this program such as night food, night sea, An Thuong tourist street … “We are advocating tourism service establishments, bars, pubs. (bars selling drinks, alcohol) … prolong the operation time; advise district leaders to deploy products to experience music and cuisine, seafood neighborhood … ”, he said. Ms. Dieu Linh, owner of the Crazy Cats bar, said that when the program was implemented, she hatched a plan to open a number of new service and entertainment models. “I really hope the city will loosen some rules so that we can better serve our customers’ nightlife needs. For example, loosening the regulation of noise, or after 0 o’clock can allow business households to add a few sets of tables and chairs on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant to serve foreigners, because they like to enjoy the outdoor atmosphere at night. more, ”said Linh. Mr. Cao Tri Dung further information, Da Nang Tourism Association has proposed to change some regulations on night business. The city has agreed to a number of proposals, such as extending the operation time of yachts on the Han River, karaoke, discotheques … He acknowledged that when Danang By Night is deployed, it will have a significant impact on tourism, contributing to the economic development and education. Moreover, the program launched when the epidemic has been well controlled, and right at the beginning of the summer, it might be a boost to the night economy and tourism in Da Nang. “Happy Hour” will stimulate shopping demand Da Nang Department of Industry and Trade has a plan to organize the program “Happy Hours” to stimulate shopping demand and promote economic activities at night. “Happy hour” takes place from 20:00 to 21:00 from Friday to Sunday every week, starting from April 30 to December 31. Promotional activities apply to business both in-store and online. During the “Happy Hour”, the business units will offer discounts on goods and services as low as 50%, and the highest is 100%. Da Nang Department of Industry and Trade also encourages business units to increase the opening time of service from after 22:00 on weekends and major holidays.

From Angela Göpfert, tagesschau.de No question about it: digital photography has many advantages. There is no longer any need to buy, change or develop films, and the result can be viewed immediately. And yet there are quite a few photo lovers who miss the charm of analog photography. Both amateurs and professionals then and now really only had the choice between Fujifilm or Kodak. While Eastman Kodak had to file for bankruptcy in 2012, Fujifilm, which was founded in Tokyo in 1934, was able to assert itself in the market – not least thanks to various other pillars, for example in medical technology and pharmaceutical research.

Fujifilm has long since ceased to manufacture only film rolls. One of the pharmaceutical products from Fujifilm has been causing new bursts of hope, but also disappointment, at least since the outbreak of the corona pandemic: Avigan. A Fujifilm subsidiary originally developed the drug as a flu drug.

Shortened illness time

The new Phase III study, launched today, is to review the effectiveness of Avigan in treating Covid 19 patients who are over 50 years old or who are at high risk of a severe course. This is a so-called double-blind study; so neither the investigator nor the patient know whether the drug or a placebo is being administered in a specific case. Fujifilm had already presented the results of a phase III clinical study with 156 Covid-19 patients on Avigan in autumn 2020. Accordingly, the duration of treatment when using Avigan was reduced by three days.

Virus replication is blocked

But how does Avigan actually work? The active ingredient, favipiravir, inhibits the viral “copying machine”, the so-called RNA polymerase. This blocks virus replication. At first glance, it is similar to Remdesivir – the first corona drug that was approved in Germany. However, according to new studies, remdesivir cannot completely stop viral reproduction. Avigan has demonstrated effectiveness against a wide range of viral pathogens, including many types and subtypes of influenza viruses. In 2014 it was successfully used against Ebola. In 2016, the Japanese government delivered the funds to Guinea as emergency aid to fight the Ebola epidemic. Medical professionals assume that the drug can also inhibit coronavirus RNA polymerase. After all, like influenza viruses, these belong to the RNA viruses.

In most countries only reserve drug

Today, Avigan is already approved as a Covid-19 treatment in some countries such as Russia, India, and Indonesia. In many other countries, it is only used as an emergency drug for sick people for whom there is no other treatment option. In Germany, according to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, it can be used as part of an individual healing attempt. By the way: Even when it was originally used as a flu remedy, Avigan has not yet been able to meet the high expectations. Hopes that Avigan could even replace the well-known flu drug Tamiflu should not come true. This is not least due to the serious side effects of the drug. Avigan has been shown to be “teratogenic” in animal experiments: It led to fetal malformations and could even be detected in sperm. Avigan is therefore only used as a reserve drug against influenza in his home country Japan, so it is only used when alternative drugs fail.

Dr. Nguyen Huy Ngoc, Director of the Department of Health of Phu Tho, is testing the vaccine COVID-19 vaccination is done according to a one-way procedure, ensuring vaccination safety according to regulations and guidelines of the Ministry of Health. All injections are screened and monitored 30 minutes after injection, the health is now under good control. Dr. Le Quyet Thang – Department of Trauma 1, General Hospital of Phu Tho province said: “After the injection, my health is completely normal, I am very reassured to be vaccinated with Covid-19 and believe that along with the people’s awareness of prevention and fighting, vaccines will be an effective weapon to help protect the community from a pandemic ”. Covid vaccination site – 19 at Phu Tho Provincial General Hospital This COVID-19 vaccination series is the start of the largest-scale vaccination campaign ever with 9,900 injections carried out across the province to effectively prevent Covid-19 epidemic, contributing to protection, care and health improvement for people. The Department of Health of Phu Tho province has also advised the Provincial People’s Committee to issue the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan in Phu Tho Province, for the period of 2021-2022. Accordingly, the target of over 80% of the population of the province will be vaccinated with COVID-19 to ensure community immunity, of which over 95% of subjects are given priority under Resolution No. 21 / NQ-CP dated February 26. / 2021 of the Government on the purchase and use of COVID-19 vaccine with COVID-19 vaccine

Variant B.117 was first spotted in London and neighboring Ken County. Photo: AP Researchers in Shanghai have traced the original evolutionary trail of variant B.117, which has caused a new wave of COVID-19 infections in several countries, according to the Morning Post. But they found no trace of it in virus samples collected from people around the world. However, when they expanded their search to animals, they discovered some of the original B.117 forms in dogs, including one taken in the US last July. Such precursor variants include most or all of the original variant B117 in the Canidae breed, and they may re-infect humans after a period of rapid mutation. ”, Professor Chen Luonan and colleagues at the National Key Cell Biology Laboratory, wrote in an article published April 16. The appearance of the B117 variant has puzzled researchers. After being isolated from two patients in Kent County, southeast England, and London in September 2020, it quickly became the dominant strain of SARS-CoV-2 in the UK and many other countries, at a rapid rate. spreads faster than previous strains. Some experts believe this variant may emerge from local communities under pressure from antiviral drugs used during the pandemic. According to a popular theory, it suddenly appeared in Britain and then spread to other parts of the world. But variant B.117 has nine distinct mutations, rarely found in previous human strains – according to Professor Chen et al. These mutations do not occur in adjacent genes, but spread across the entire genome of the virus. The likelihood of all of these mutations appearing at once is extremely low. The Shanghai team believes that the above nine mutations are produced one after the other. Their model suggests that the variant may have originated outside the UK and received mutations on a non-human host. Dogs are the most suspect, followed by weasels or cats. However, Qu Liandong, professor of virology at the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, who was not involved in the study, said more solid evidence is needed to support this theory. According to Qu, the strains found in dogs are not quite the same as the first strains identified in British patients. And although the number of genome sequences that researchers have globally reached in the hundreds of thousands, it is still small compared to the total number of patients there. If the dog is to be a host, “we’ll have a big problem.” Photo: AP Professor Qu, who studies infectious diseases in humans and animals, said that if pets like dogs become hosts, “we will have a big problem”. “Nearly all of our measures against the pandemic so far have taken into account people only. If the animal was involved, it would completely change the ‘game’, he said. When bird flu breaks out on a chicken farm, all chickens there must be destroyed, according to standard worldwide practice. If the disease can infect humans, all susceptible animals – including healthy ones – must be disposed of in the affected area. Dogs are close companions for humans, but if they are proven capable of carrying or creating mutant variants of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, they can also be destroyed, Professor Qu said. An alternative solution is to vaccinate animals. “But we can’t give the dogs human vaccines. We may need to develop some completely new versions. We have had a hard time vaccinating humans. How can the program be extended to both dogs or other animals? ”- Professor Gu raised the problem. There is growing concern that the B.117 variant could make dogs very ill. Veterinarians near London noticed a sudden increase in pets – including dogs and cats – with myocarditis earlier this year, and many of these animals tested positive for variant B. 117 – according to a Reuters report in March 2021. Another problem is, humans and animals have different immune systems and it is often difficult for viruses to spread from one species to another. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is thought to have originated in bats, but it can take decades to adapt to humans. When and where it made the animal-to-human transition is still unclear. Professor Chen’s team said that variant B.117 has a unique evolutionary strategy of increasing infectivity, so it can spread more easily from host to host, but at the same time reducing the number of copies it makes in the host. The researchers believe that whether this strategy helps variant B.117 overcome the species gap requires further study.

While countries in turn closed their borders, scientists have broken their own borders, creating a global collaboration unlike anything that has happened in history. Never before have so many experts in many countries focused on a single topic and with such urgency, the researchers said. Nearly all other studies have to be halted. Within a few months, all of the global science was almost “COVIDed”. Photo: LG In a survey of 2,500 researchers in the US, Canada and Europe, Kyle Myers from Harvard and his team found that 32% turned their focus to pandemic. Neuroscientists studying olfaction are beginning to understand why patients with COVID-19 tend to lose their sense of smell. Physicists set out to create predictive models that inform policy-makers. Michael DL Johnson at the University of Arizona often studies copper’s toxic effects on bacteria. But knowing that nCoV existed on the copper surface for less time than other materials, he turned to investigating how vulnerable the virus might be to the metal. No disease has been so scrutinized by so many combined intelligence in such a short time. As of February 2021, the PubMed Biomedical Library listed more than 74,000 nCoV-related scientific articles – more than double those of articles on polio, measles, cholera, dengue, or other diseases. another has inflicted on mankind for centuries. Only 9,700 articles related to Ebola have been published since it was discovered in 1976. By September 2020, the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine received 30,000 nCoV-related articles – many 16,000 more than all of 2019. “All that difference is COVID-19,” said Eric Rubin, editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. “This is an unprecedented shift in scientific priorities,” said Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health. In addition, online archives are readily available to provide research data and evidence before periodic scientific journals. Scientists identify and share dozens of viral genome sequences. More than 200 clinical trials have been launched, bringing together hospitals, laboratories and hundreds of thousands of volunteers globally. Speaking in The New York Times, Dr. Francesco Perrone, who leads a clinical trial of nCoV in Italy, said: “I have never heard genuine and excellent scientists talk about nationality. mine, your country. My language, your language. My geographic location, your geographic location. This is really far from true senior scientists. Photo: LG The New York Times revealed that one morning, University of Pittsburgh scientists discovered a weasel after exposure to COVID-19 particles developed a high fever. This is a potential step forward for vaccine testing in animals. Under normal circumstances, they would begin to review the research results with an article in an academic journal. But Professor Paul Duprex, the university’s lead virologist, shared the results with scientists around the world in just two hours, instead of spending months on an article. . A small measure of openness can be found on the servers of medRxiv and bioRxiv, two online archives that share academic data before it is published in journals. The archives are filled with thousands of coronavirus studies around the globe. Chinese researchers have contributed a considerable part to the nCoV research in this treasure. A Chinese lab announced the original virus genome in January, providing the basis for nCoV tests worldwide. Thanks to this initial genetic data, the world’s leading research institutions have based and supplemented the evidence, thereby successfully testing vaccine products with a preventive effect of up to 90% – 95%, in a time of unprecedented speed in history. By November, more than 197,000 nCoV genomes had been sequenced. Lauren Gardner, an engineering professor at Johns Hopkins University who has studied dengue and Zika, knows that the new diseases will come with a scarcity of real-time data. So she and her students created a global online map to count all COVID-19 cases and deaths. After one night’s work, they launched it on January 22. / 2020. Since then, the dashboard has been accessed daily by governments, public health agencies, the media and anxious global citizens. One of the foe-to-friend partnerships mentioned is a joint production cooperation agreement between US pharmaceutical firm J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine and leading rival Merck in March 2021. Emphasizing that the US is in a state of “national emergency” and it is time to act “drastically and boldly”, the two rivals have begun to speed up the production of vaccines, aiming to supply the country. 200 million doses in 2021, bringing America to community immunity. Photo: LG From Asia to Europe, Africa to the Americas, despite the differences in politics, culture, ethnicity, language … scientists share, cooperate, seek all vaccine solutions and remedy against viruses. Even though large, proprietary research may lead to sponsorship, promotion and reputation, scientists have left behind secret ways of working, hoarding data from competitors, to together find the light at the end of the tunnel to save all of humanity. These efforts have paid off. New diagnostic tests can detect the virus within minutes. Huge open datasets on the viral genome and cases of COVID-19 give the most detailed picture of the evolution of a disease that has never appeared in history. Along with the new discoveries revolving around, humankind is prepared with an abundance of scientific resources to be ready for the face of future pandemic. In particular, if no one dared to say anything for sure in March 2020, the positive results of a series of vaccines plus successful antiviral drug antibodies would have brought people to life. closer to the prospect of ending the pandemic. A series of countries launch a campaign to vaccinate hundreds of millions of people by 2021, with the aim of achieving the earliest community immunity, to bring the entire country back to normal as before. Borders will reopen, and laboratories and research facilities around the globe will revive again, and continue to seek solutions that will push humanity toward the future. That is the unchanging mission of science, in any historical moment.

Co-operate

In one way or another, all the basic elements of the World Order have been reshaped. Covid-19 easily crosses international borders; Countries have worked together on strategies to stop the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has played an important role in linking countries in modern health. The WHO is an organization that is underperforming when the US, under President Trump, has withdrawn from it.

Bringing the US back to WHO was one of the first orders President Biden made. Some scholars see this thoughtful US cooperation on the international arena as a move to unite against the rise of China. Trump’s “America First” approach means American protectionism, and Biden is said to have taken advantage of the opportunity created by the Covid-19 pandemic to match with allies in Asia.

Security

Countries rarely lean heavily towards human security standards defined by the United Nations in the 1994 United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development report. Food security, economics and Health is one of the important components of human security. The pandemic has facilitated demonstrating the important nature of international institutions and cooperation. Security, therefore, has been redefined; Priorities have been shifted to health security.

The balance of strength

One might say that, in times of pandemic, nations have come together to counter this common challenge. However, this claim has not been endorsed by tough political thinkers. Disruption in the global economy tends to destabilize international politics, so conflict is likely to increase in the post-Covid world. For example, the ongoing economic competition between the US and China is likely to continue to intensify as the two great powers begin to engage in the “New Cold War”.

Covid-19 will reshape the world order; Source: yalibnan.com

The US has blamed China for the spread of SARS-CoV-2, and Trump has repeatedly called SARS-CoV-2 “the Chinese virus”. To neutralize the cause, China is actively researching and developing the Covid-19 vaccine. The crisis has enabled China to prove itself to the world. In the long run, this can shake the balance of power. However, neither China nor the US is in a position to emerge as a “victorious” party in a way that could dramatically alter the balance of world power in favor of either nation.

Vaccine race

Mass production of the Covid-19 vaccine is no less than a space order race or an arms race. Vaccine production Covid-19 is not only a matter of saving lives, an economic and commercial problem, but also a matter of saving the face of some world leaders. Russia, the US, the UK, Germany, India and China are the top competitors in the vaccine race.

Russian President Putin is eager to introduce the vaccine to the world. It would be a sign of prestige in international society and help Russia impose the new world order it contests with. Likewise, China has its own ambitions to lead the world. The redistribution of power in the post-Covid world will depend on the performance of states in containment of the virus.

World financial order

The World Bank estimates a 5.2% decline in the global economy due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Both the US and China are eager to revive Covid-affected economies in one way over the other. Basically, the US is leading the world economy, accounting for a quarter of the world economy; 80% of world trade is in USD.

China aims to change this payment method in international trade. The country is creating competition with the US for global trade by building its own banks. The speed of economic recovery of these two economies will determine the post-Covid financial world order.

Dependence

Both the US and China need allies to compete in the “New Cold War”. The Covid-19 pandemic gave them the opportunity to become allies through medical assistance. The Covid-19 Global Access Facility (COVAX) plans to distribute a large portion of the vaccine to low- and middle-income countries.

The race against coronavirus is exciting due to a variety of causes; Source: reddit.com

In July 2020, China promised to lend Latin America and the Caribbean 1 billion USD. America is also interested in this practice because President Biden is a strong advocate of global institutionalism. COVAX could be a new kind of bailout. If so, the Third Period’s dependence on the First Period would probably increase.

Technology

As an agent with a latent function, Covid has helped drive innovation. Nations with better technology are likely to impose their World Order. During the Covid-19 crisis, there was an exponential growth in technology adoption. This implies that the military will have better strategic equipment than it did in the pre-Covid era. In modern international relations, military power is the core determinant of state power.

Health is an element of national strength

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, elements of state power were military or economic strength. Health has also been shown to be an indirect factor in national strength, the pandemic indicates. Countries with better health have a higher chance of control; Their economies have better prospects for recovery. As a result, “healthy” states have an advantage over others in implementing policies based on their strengths.

Climate Change

Due to the industrial sector restriction during the shutdown, the global economy collapsed. In the first phase, it was thought that the shutdown would be a blessing for climate change. However, to revive the economy, governments of both developed and developing countries have no choice but to reopen their industries. This means more carbon emissions.

Immigration and, as a result, globalization, is perceived as increasing in the post-Covid-19 world; Source: internationalbanker.com

Climate deals are likely to be postponed until the economy resumes operations. Falling oil prices due to the pandemic will make it easier for poorer countries to revive their industries. This is another stumbling block to the way a global economy is carbon-free. As such, the post-Covid world will have negative effects on the climate.

Threats to political rights

The pandemic proved to be unfortunate for the rising Right Wing. Populism, nationalism, and nationalism do not seem to work on right-wing leaders. The Covid-19 pandemic required performance and output rather than speeches and slogans. This is evident from the 2020 US presidential election, which has been widely criticized for being a populist leader. Handling pandemic is one of the main factors that cost him the price in the recent election. Likewise, in other parts of the world, people are asking for better governance, not letting power fall into the hands of the madman.

End of globalization?

Globalization has been severely affected by the pandemic. However, globalization slowed long before the pandemic hit, even before the election of the former US President that the anti-internationalist Trump won. Some scholars predict the end of globalization due to the pandemic; others believe that the pandemic shows how the world is interconnected. They see the potential for development of globalization and cooperation between countries, especially in relation to COVAX.

Jobs are an important part of globalization. Historical data shows that the crises tend to strengthen globalization. Globalization has also helped boost the declining economy. Unemployment has increased dramatically due to a ban in place to stop the spread of the virus. To fix the damage, people will tend to cross international borders. Immigration, as a result, globalization, is likely to increase in the post-Covid world.

The Covid-19 pandemic alone may not completely change the World Order, but the transitions brought about by the pandemic in the international system have the potential to determine the leader of the global political order. The post-Covid world order depends on how and at what speed the world comes out of a pandemic. If the US or China fails to resist vaccine nationalism – restricting the dosage of the Covid-19 vaccine for domestic use, it will be difficult to ally with other countries on their vision of the New World Order. ./.