With the record-high new Covid-19 cases, a nation of 1.3 billion people needs huge amounts of medical oxygen every day to cater to the treatment of its patients. This has caused a boom in the black market oxygen trade, where only the very rich can afford it, and families desperately looking for oxygen for loved ones with Covid-19 are susceptible to scams. “On the black market, an oxygen tank, which costs between $ 81 and $ 135 depending on size, is currently being pushed up to $ 812 to $ 1,354. This condition is an indirect cause of the death of patients who have no relationship or money, ”said Divyansh Pandey (25 years old) volunteer in the state of Uttar Pradesh, said. Medical oxygen in India has become an expensive commodity due to the soaring cases of Covid-19. Photo: Getty. The average price of a medical oxygen on the black market, about $ 1,080, is higher than the average monthly income of 1% of the country’s richest people. Conventional drugs, which cost $ 67, are now pushed up to $ 810. Pandey has helped dozens of Covid-19 patients find hospital beds, medical oxygen, oxygen generators and essential medicines. Pandey said he was forced to consider the supply from the black market after repeatedly failing to find and buy the items at the original prices. “The saddest thing is that the black market is openly open and hoarders casually sell it on social media. Non-governmental organizations and official sources often distribute these items for free or sell at original prices, but in small quantities and often out of stock quickly, sometimes within an hour. ” Crisis India currently records more than 20 million cases of SARS-CoV-2, more than 220,000 deaths. Experts say the reason for this dire number is the lack of beds and medicine. “When demand is too much and supply is insufficient, we are forced to sell imported oxygen generators for 10 times the price,” said an anonymous supplier at the Delhi black market. According to data submitted by the Indian government to the Supreme Court, the country has three times more medical oxygen than it needs in 12 states, with about 16,000 tons of liquid oxygen to meet the estimated demand of 4,880. tons last week. However, activists point out that the system only monitors hospital resources, not those needed by Covid-19 patients in home isolation. Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that oxygen production has increased 60% to address the crisis, volunteers and suppliers pointed out that problems such as transportation and logistics could hinder the arrival of oxygen cylinders. people’s hands. The price of medical oxygen in the black market has been pushed up many times because of the high demand. Photo: AFP. The lack of oxygen has even made many Indians recklessly experiment with making oxygen at home. At the end of April, many YouTubers posted videos showing people how to make oxygen using easy-to-find sources, available at home. Many of these are new high school students. “We created oxygen in the lab before using electrolysis and easy-to-find chemicals like potassium permanganate and hydrogen peroxide,” said Kirtharth Tiwari (16), whose video received more than 50,000 views. . Then, Tiwari also made the next video instructing people how to filter oxygen to use, avoiding the risk of an exothermic reaction by using a cold storage bag. “Two people reached out and said that following my instructions worked,” said Rahul Soni, another YouTuber with more than 300,000 video views. However, experts warn against doing such experiments at home because it can lead to dangerous explosions. YouTube has removed both videos for violation of community guidelines. Last week, the Delhi High Court ordered the state government to cut back to stop the proliferation of a “black oxygen” market. However, the situation is still developing complicatedly.

Photos of patients with hair loss and frontal fibrosis are rare Exploiting her medical history, the patient said that since 2014, she has had dark spots on her face alternating with hypopigmented spots. At the same time, during that time, her hair gradually fell out, the hairline was gradually receding towards the top of her head. She said that she had received topical treatment (unknown type), laser treatment and darkened skin condition improved slightly but then returned. Hearing that many people only take Chinese medicine can improve the amount she uses, but the condition of her hair and skin has not changed. In 2017, her hair loss was more, she was more or less pigmented, she went to the Department of Cosmetic Skin, Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital for an examination. MSc. Tran Nguyen Anh Tu – Deputy Head of Department of Aesthetic Skin, Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital said that at the time of examination, he noted that the patient suffered from hair loss ½ of the front of the scalp, falling eyebrows. Many hyperpigmentation macules scattered across the face, neck, scalp … do not flake, do not inflame red. The patient has been identified with a combination of frontal fibrosis (FFA) and lichen planus (LPP). The patient also suffers from dark maculopapular, hypopigmented spots According to Dr. Anh Tu, patients with a combination of these two diseases are quite rare, usually aged 25-56 years old, or appear in people with dark skin type. Most tanning appear about 14 months before, then gradually appear hair loss, an average of 1 year progresses from 0.6-1.1 cm. The cause is still unknown, but the disease is related to sunlight, contact dermatitis … the treatment is still difficult, especially to restore the lost hair.

But all hospitals are full. “We couldn’t find a hospital bed for him, but I couldn’t take him home, after all, under this condition”, Naharshetivar responded to local television, wearing a towel instead of a mask. They drove industriously for 24 hours. “He’s running out of oxygen.” He looked at his father. After 24 hours driving his father from hospital to hospital, Naharshetivar didn’t know how much longer he could do this. He looked urgently into the camera camera of the TV station and pleaded: “If I can’t give my father a hospital bed, is there a doctor that only needs to give him a shot? Can you help my father die painlessly?” People cremate those who have died because of COVID-19. (Photo: Getty) More than 1,200 kilometers away from the capital New Delhi, many COVID-19 patients die on stretchers outside the hospital overnight. Relatives tried to bring them in but could not make it in time. In Western Gujarat, a man cried painfully next to the body of his family – a cancer patient had just been tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and died in a parking lot when the hospital was overloaded. Some people argue and blame each other. Horrifying scenes are unfolding in hospitals and clinics across India. The country’s health system struggled as the number of COVID-19 cases skyrocketed. On April 22, India confirmed nearly 315,000 new infections in 24 hours – the highest number of cases per day in the world. In the following days, the record constantly being “shattered” in the epidemic is like a “tsunami” that can make anyone unlucky to fall. The disruption of the medical system brings with it fears that law and order will also wobble: oxygen trucks must move under police protection to deal with looting. The black market for selling medical equipment is “vibrant”. Vaccine theft was stolen from a hospital warehouse in Haryana but returned it with an apology. Police say the thief may have been planning to steal anti-virus drugs – drugs are also in serious shortage in this country. Some Indians have a self-sufficient inventory of oxygen at home, thinking that even trying to go to the hospital won’t do any good. Social media is full of desperate calls for help from bed seekers, oxygen, antivirals, vaccines. One longtime journalist even tweeted directly about his oxygen depletion levels until his death. The body of a person who died from COVID-19 was taken to the cremation site. (Photo: Getty) “I’ve never felt so hopeless or helpless”, Dr. Trupti Gilada said on Facebook. She cries while squatting in her car outside the Mumbai hospital, where she works. “We are seeing young people as well. We have a 35-year-old on mechanical ventilation. Please pray for our patients.” Vertical chart On the charts, the sudden increase in the number of cases in India is almost erect, rather than an ascending curve. This bewildered development hit the heads of Indians not long after their cases plunged to a record low in February. Dr. K. Srinath Reddy, epidemiologist and public health specialist working on a technical team that advises the Indian government on COVID-19, said: “Here many people, from the general public to the policymakers, are convinced that India will not have a second wave. Unfortunately, they have let their guard down. It is clear that society is open – tourism. , local elections, religious gatherings, weddings – have led to super contagious events. And the emergence of variations has also certainly increased this pace. “ The number of daily COVID-19 cases in India, the chart starts to “climb up” from mid-March 2021. (Source: Times of India) Last month, the Indian Ministry of Health announced it had detected 771 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the country, including a “collection” of variants identified first in the UK, South. African and Brazilian, as well as the new variant is called “double mutation”. In that variant, Indian scientists say they are working on two mutations that could increase the virus’s infectivity and help it avoid vaccines. Fears are heightened when Indian media reported fully vaccinated people who are still ill, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 88. He was hospitalized for COVID-19 almost three weeks after a second dose of vaccine on April 3. As of April 20, his condition had stabilized. However, experts say concerns about the reduced efficacy of the vaccine have yet to be scientifically proven. It is not clear how sick people were, or what of the hundreds of SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating throughout India. The country’s Ministry of Health said it has so far distributed 132 million doses of vaccine to a population of nearly 1.4 billion people. That means less than 10% of India’s population has received one dose and less than 2% have received 2 doses. On April 20, the Indian government released data showing that only 0.03% or 0.04% of fully vaccinated people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. India has been using two vaccines with high efficacy rates in clinical trials: Oxford – AstraZeneca and another produced by Indian company Bharat Biotech. Cruel record Bodies were piled up in the morgue. The crematorium is not running at full capacity. According to official data, the number of new cases in India on April 25 increased by 352,991. However, this may not be the complete number, according to NPR . The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in India also broke the record, 2,104 people on April 22, and 2,812 people on April 25, not to mention many deaths outside the hospital and not being tested. “The second wave of COVID-19 comes like a storm”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. The Indian government announced it would extend the vaccination population from May 1 to anyone over 18 years old. But in early April, hundreds of clinics across the country ran out of vaccines. Many people who came to the appointment saw signs posted at the hospital gates indicating the vaccination room was closed. It was a shock to the nation that prides itself on being the world’s largest producer of vaccines. India once exported COVID-19 vaccine, but now there are not enough vaccines for domestic use. (Illustration) Unlike the first phase, on January 20, Prime Minister Modi ruled out the possibility of continuing to block the country and told the states that blockade should only be used as a last resort. His government is facing criticism for allowing large numbers of events to unfold during the epidemic. In March 2020, when the number of cases was relatively low in India, Modi imposed the largest national blockade in the world. Residents are only notified 4 hours in advance. And the economic costs are staggering: India’s economy slumped by nearly 24%, migrant workers starved to death on the streets. This week, amid new restrictions imposed in the capital Delhi, one of the main bus stops here is once again filled with migrant workers, as they try to escape the city to return home. Social distance continues to become a luxury.

India ‘broke the game’ in the second wave of Covid-19 India is being devastated by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. In just 24 hours, the number of deaths due to the country’s pandemic reached 2,000 people and more than 300,000 new cases. Every night, fire blazed brightly on the banks of the Ganges River. Not the flames of traditional Hindu festivals, they are the cremations of the bodies of the victims who died for Covid-19, a horrifying symbol of the unprecedented humanitarian tragedy taking place in India. Degree. From urban to rural areas, patients die in the despair of relatives, because they cannot find an empty hospital bed. The supply of oxygen and medicine was depleted, leading to countless cases of robbery of medical supplies from the hospital. At cremation facilities, crematoriums are always red for 24 hours, but countless dead bodies are still waiting in line, according to the report. Financial Times . Staff at a cremation facility in New Delhi. Photo: AFP. The epidemic wave is unprecedented The grim reality has sparked a flame of public anger over the authorities’ preparations. Just two months ago, India appeared to have successfully controlled the epidemic. However, as of April 22, India broke the world record for the number of new infections per day with 312,732 virus-positive cases. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata party allegedly put political interests above public health after holding a series of large-scale rallies, as well as allowing a Kumbh Mela festival of millions to be held. attendees in the midst of the second epidemic wave. A new strain is suspected of being behind the current wave of terrible epidemics, leading experts to fear India is on a path similar to Brazil – a country where the health system and economy have been brought down by the corona virus. down. “The health system is not well prepared for this epidemic wave. A lot of people in government across the country are not thinking of this new wave of epidemics. Some miraculously they assume we are already.” over the pandemic, “said Srinath Reddy, chairman of the Indian Community Health Foundation. Although the mortality rate is still relatively low, other indicators are pointing to a worsening crisis. Both the number of new infections and the positive rate are growing at the fastest rates in the world. The rate of infection increased from 3% last month to 16% now. Relatives kneel and cry beside the body of a patient who has died of Covid-19. Photo: AP. In the capital New Delhi, there are more new infections every day than in any other city. Every 5 days, the number of Covid-19 cases doubles. In many areas, the number of infected people outstrips the hospital’s ability to service. In the city of Nagpur, the proportion of patients requiring intensive care is 353 people per million people, higher than anywhere in Europe. Meanwhile, in the financial capital Mumbai, the rate is 194 patients per million population. There is a lot of evidence to suggest that many deaths from Covid-19 have not been fully counted. According to media reports in seven counties in the states of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, at least 1,833 bodies have been cremated with Covid-19 in recent days. However, only 228 deaths from Covid-19 have been officially recorded. In the Jamnagar district in Gujarat, 100 people died of Covid-19, but only one case has been officially reported. People died everywhere The state of Uttar Pradesh, home to 200 million people, is one of the poorest states in India. The situation in the capital Lucknow shows that India’s medical infrastructure is on the brink of collapse. Local media said that at King George’s College of Medicine alone, up to 50 patients lined up for a hospital bed. Shivi Shah is a resident of Lucknow. When her brother was positive for corona virus last week, Shah decided to send his parents to his home to avoid the worst scenario. But it was all too late, for both Shah and father. After only 3 days, her father began to lose his eyesight. 45 minutes after the emergency call, an ambulance arrived at the Shah’s house, but the car was not equipped with enough medical equipment to treat her father. The man later died on the way to the hospital. The cremation facility staff members hand-clasped the dead body of Covid-19 before placing it in the crematorium. Photo: Daily News. Unable to find a place to bury his father’s body, Shah continued to receive bad news about his mother. Her mother passed away just a few hours later in her sleep. By this time, both the Shah and his son had a fever, they were waiting for the results of the Covid-19 test. “None of us have ever seen tragedy and death like what’s happening. The situation is much worse now than last year, so many people die on the street, or die in their own homes, before. was seen by a doctor or got the test results, “said Seema Shukla, a nurse at the Sanjay Gandhi Medical Institute in Lucknow. “From early morning to midnight, my phone rang continuously. My relatives and friends desperately begged for help, they needed everything, ventilators, hospital beds, nurses, oxygen tanks, medicine. men, “said Shukla. Officials warn a new strain of strain is likely to be the cause of the current wave of epidemics, strain B.1.617 was first discovered in India in March. Scientists are doing more research on this strain, suspecting it is more contagious and resistant to vaccines. Jeffrey Barrett, an expert from the Wellcome Sanger Genetic Research Institute, said the number of cases in India gave a very dark picture, but scientists are still uncertain whether the B.1.617 strain is. is the cause or not. Up to this point, experts have mostly criticized a part of the unconscious population and the complacent, subjective attitude of the Indian government for leading to a bad spread in the second wave of epidemics. Vineeta Bal, an expert from the National Institute of Immunology in India, says the cause of the current crisis has even deeper roots. The collapse of the health system is the result of years of government neglect to public health infrastructure, Bal said. Over the years, India’s health spending has lagged far behind the world average. “The problem is not only the current government but also the public health system for the past 50 years. The situation will not be resolved in a single year of crisis. The health system has been left indifferent. very, many years, “said Mrs. Bal. Santosh Kumar, son of party leader Bharatiya Janata in Lucknow, said he was isolated at home with his family. All four members of Mr. Kumar’s family have Covid-19. “The whole system has collapsed. The rest of the government here are in quarantine. People have to find out for themselves what medicines they can take and what they can do to save themselves”, Mr. Kumar said.

Offer to compensate for epidemic prevention According to the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City, there were 246 cases of Covid-19 recorded in the area, of which 222 cases had been cured, and 24 people undergoing medical treatment were stable; 2,572 people are on concentrated isolation and 1 person is on home isolation. From March 8 to April 18, the city health sector injected Covid-19 vaccine phase 1 for 9,155 health workers of 73 public health facilities. From April 19, the city continued to inject phase 2 for 1,022 employees of 10 medical facilities. Director of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Tan Binh proposed to increase sanctions, severely punish illegal entries. In addition, in these cases, it is necessary to compensate for the epidemic prevention cost for quarantined contacts, whether positive or negative. Medical care for Covid-19 epidemic prevention in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: NGUYEN THANH) Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said that in the past time, in the city, 108 cases of illegal entry have been discovered. The city has issued a letter to coordinate with localities bordering other countries on this issue, and at the same time petitioned Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam to direct border provinces to increase control over immigration. illegal. Ho Chi Minh City leaders expressed their wish to increase coverage of Covid-19 vaccine for the entire population. The city will buy the active vaccine by itself. There is a company in the city that is researching, testing and producing vaccines. In a special case, the city will consider this production because it is a problem for the city. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Dac Dam said that Ho Chi Minh City is a large center with a wide trade density. There are many good ways to create lessons for the whole country in the past outbreaks. Ho Chi Minh City strengthens the control of people who illegally enter the border area, continues to bring people back in the spirit of not only safe isolation but also post-isolation monitoring; strictly handle the case of illegal entry, intentionally not making a declaration. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the number of cases in some Asian countries has increased recently by 34% and that in neighboring countries is also increasing. The number of people crossing the border illegally through the trail, the opening is difficult to control. Just missing one case of Covid-19 in crowded events will have unpredictable consequences. He welcomed the units to actively produce and test vaccines. It is necessary to immediately update technology and biologicals for testing, at the same time the Ministry of Health completes vaccination procedures. The Deputy Prime Minister proposed to strictly follow the 5K rule, strictly control people who enter illegally and have a specific plan for Covid-19 vaccination in the coming time. Ca Mau: Recommended specialized equipment In the afternoon of the same day, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan had a working session with the People’s Committee of Ca Mau Province on immigration management, isolation, medical supervision, Covid-19 vaccination implementation, work medical service for the election of deputies to the XV National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels, for the 2021-2026 term in the province. Mr. Nguyen Van Dung, Director of the Department of Health of Ca Mau province, said the province is facing a number of difficulties such as the number of people entering illegally because the locality has a sea route bordering many countries in the region; With large and sparsely populated areas, it is difficult to detect cases early from epidemic zones to localities. At the same time, the preparation for the first vaccination launch, distribution of vaccines to the locality is still slow or the expiry date of vaccines is short, so the implementation of vaccination faces difficulties. Since then, the representative of the Department of Health of Ca Mau province has proposed to the Ministry of Health to consider prioritizing the distribution of vaccines, supporting training, professional training for Covid-19 epidemic prevention or supporting the sites. specialized equipment, especially for testing and treating positive patients in the event of an outbreak. Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan suggested that Ca Mau not neglect and be subjective in the prevention of Covid-19 epidemic because the locality has a long coastline, on the border of Kien Giang – a province bordering with Cambodia … Relevant industries need to coordinate closely to promptly detect and handle illegal entry cases. 14 more cases of Covid-19 were found to be on entry The Ministry of Health said that on April 23, our country discovered 14 more cases of Covid-19, which were isolated cases after entry in Nam Dinh, Da Nang, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Khanh Hoa, An Giang and TP. HCM City. Currently, our country has recorded 2,830 cases of Covid-19, of which 1,570 cases of Covid-19 were caused by domestic infections. For nearly a month, Vietnam has not reported cases of Covid-19 in the community. The Ministry of Health said 128,610 people had been vaccinated against Covid-19 over the past month. N. Dung

Around the meeting. Accordingly, diphtheria is an infectious disease, acute poisoning, respiratory transmission and potentially epidemic. In Vietnam, diphtheria – pertussis – tetanus vaccination has been included in the expanded vaccination since 1984 with 3 basic doses for children aged 2-4 months. However, now diphtheria epidemic has returned and is a public health problem of concern; 93.2% of cases recorded in the Central region are between the ages of 5-40 years old, and cases occur in children who have been vaccinated with 3-4 doses of vaccine containing ingredients. previously detoxified diphtheria. Therefore, the determination of antibodies to diphtheria toxins and factors related to antibody retention in the 5-40 year old target group is necessary for the implementation of appropriate epidemic response activities. , effective. Especially, Khanh Hoa is a province with developed tourism and large trade, bordering provinces with epidemic circulation, so it is necessary to conduct research on the topic. From the above practice, the topic has focused on researching contents such as: determining the residue of antibodies to diphtheria toxin at the age from 5-40 years old in the provincial community; describe a number of factors related to the persistence of antibodies to diphtheria toxin; propose solutions to prevent and control diphtheria … The results of this research topic will contribute to the development of policies and solutions for the preventive medicine sector of Khanh Hoa in particular and provinces and cities in general in the strategic orientation of the prevention and control of leukemia. almost. Along with that, assessing the current situation of the residue of diphtheria toxin antibodies in the province, helping to have an overall view of the status of immunity to diphtheria in the community; From there, help us to recognize, evaluate and improve the effectiveness of immunization in the future … Explanation of topics approved by the Council of Science and Technology of Khanh Hoa province, allowing Nha Trang Pasteur Institute to implement; Expected implementation time is from 7-2021 to 12-2022.

4 days ago, the specialized agency did test with NVQ before being discharged from the hospital to find that the patient was re-positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus. On the same day, the patient was transferred to the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases 2 for continued monitoring and treatment. Blockade of Hai Phong Transportation Hospital on the day when the case was detected. On April 22, health facilities in Hai Phong city took and received 104 new screening samples. The result, 47 samples were negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus, waiting for 102 samples. Currently, the city still has 72 quarantined people in the city’s medical quarantine facilities; 503 alien specialist hotel isolation and 1 home-residence isolation specialist. Hai Phong Department of Health has also directed COVID-19 vaccination at 3 injection sites for 86 people, including Viet Tiep Friendship Hospital Facility 2, Medical Center Kien An District and Duong Kinh District Medical Center, raising The cumulative total number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Hai Phong is 3,510.

Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen spoke at the meeting. According to the report of Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee, the province currently has 5 concentrated medical isolation zones, capable of receiving about 860 people. As of April 19, Dong Thap received nearly 3,000 experts and citizens who entered the locality, of which more than 1,900 people entered from the border gate. All cases of concentrated isolation were sampled and tested twice as prescribed; There were 5 cases positive for SARS-CoV-2. The representative of Cho Ray Hospital said that it is necessary to have screening in medical units to reduce cross-transmission in medical facilities. Mr. Tran Van Lap, Deputy Director of the Provincial Health Department, Dong Thap has vaccinated Astra Zeneca for COVID-19, phase 1 for 391 medical staff at Hong Ngu Regional General Hospital, the remote area. from Hong Ngu district, Hong Ngu city medical center, Disease Control Center, Sa Dec city medical center and Sa Dec General Hospital, reaching 89.3%. The Department of Health has developed a plan to receive, preserve, distribute and use the Astra Zeneca vaccine to prevent COVID-19 phase 2, the expected time to deploy the injection from April 26-29 with the target groups of the group. 1,2,3 and 4 (teachers of 3 border districts) according to Resolution 21 / NQ-CP. Deputy Director of the Department of Health of the province added that Dong Thap has a border of more than 50 km, bordering Cambodia with seven border gates, including two international ones, Thuong Phuoc, Dinh Ba and trails, openings. Waterways, therefore, the province faces many difficulties in the reception and management of incoming objects. In addition, facilities in some concentrated isolated areas of the province are not yet qualified; There is no hotel that has been quarantined for foreign experts and business people. In addition, medical units have difficulty in statistics of who vaccinated against COVID-19 … Dong Thap Border Guard Command informed about the border situation. Through field survey, isolation inspection at Giong Gang Military Medical Clinic (Tan Hong district), medical declaration work at Thuong Phuoc international border gate (Hong Ngu district), the mission pay attention to epidemiological surveillance, pay attention to environmental sanitation issues in the quarantine area; the process of guiding people to trade, exchange goods in border areas, screening in medical units to reduce cross-transmission in medical facilities … Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen shared the province’s difficulties in controlling the border; At the same time, it is suggested that Dong Thap should strictly manage the border line, especially the open-way trail, complicated cases due to the characteristics of population interference in the border area; strictly deal with cases of illegal entry and exit, especially those who organize illegal entry; good management of vehicles, drivers transporting goods to and from border gates. The anti-epidemic activities at the border gates must be carried out under the inter-agency coordination, in which the province actively chooses the unit to act as the head of the committee to be the focal point for information, leadership, direction … , the provincial authorities need to launch a movement of people in the border areas to discover cases of illegal entry; establishing community anti-epidemic groups. The scene of the meeting. Regarding the COVID-19 vaccination, the Deputy Minister of Health suggested Dong Thap should ensure safety in vaccination; strengthen propaganda. When there are reactions after the injection, the professional evaluation council of the province should immediately assess and analyze the cause of the reactions. The Deputy Minister of Health also recommended that the concentrated isolates should strictly comply with regulations on operation, operation, organization, safety and prevention regulations … In testing for SARS -CoV-2, treating patients COVID-19, Dong Thap needs to proactively choose the sites to be built into a field hospital based on available medical facilities, develop facility projects, and human resources. sieving to be put into operation, operating when required; comply with the principles of fast tracing, narrow area zoning, focus on wide area testing when cases occur, comply with indications and regulations on testing, screening, and increase testing capacity.

Citing the Bangkok Post on April 18, the VNA reported that some people went on social media to call for beds for family and friends, with the perception that these calls aroused concerns. The country’s health system is being pushed to the limit. Bangkok Post cites the case of Boworn Tapla, football player of Chiang Mai United team. Boworn tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus since April 12 and while waiting for the hospital bed, the player’s wife and two young daughters were also infected. About four days later, Boworn’s wife and children were hospitalized in Bangkok after he went to social media to call for help due to her daughter’s worsening illness. Meanwhile, the Thai government asserted that the diseases have enough beds for COVID-19 patients, and urged people not to be fussy and demanded treatment in high-service hospitals. The President of the Private Hospital Association (PHA) Chalerm Harnphanich also said that many COVID-19 patients in Thailand are currently waiting for their beds because some private hospitals cannot arrange them. This is partly because some private hospitals do not refer patients to facilities outside of their network and some require patients to pay for treatment and services despite the fact. is that the Government will pay for the medical costs for the COVID-19 treatment. In response to the spike in COVID-19 cases, the Thai government has ordered authorities to provide 25,000 more beds nationwide, in addition to the normal capacity of hospitals. The country’s Ministry of Health is also considering allowing COVID-19 patients to live alone to treat themselves if the health facilities are overloaded. According to current regulations, all patients with COVID-19 must be hospitalized to reduce transmission. This is why some private hospitals in Bangkok have previously suspended COVID-19 testing due to lack of beds to treat COVID-19 patients. Secretary General of the National Health Security Office (NHSO) Jadet Thammathat-Aree on April 17 said 700 COVID-19 patients are waiting to be hospitalized. However, this official confirmed NHSO and the Department of Health Services have assigned staff to monitor patients by phone every day. Patients with COVID-19 are advised to contact the NHSO or the Department of Medical Services on a hotline when in need of assistance. Meanwhile, Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul asked the Department of Health Services to prepare a manual for self-care for patients COVID-19. This handbook is designed for patients with medical conditions that may require self-treatment at home. However, this alternative is only applicable to asymptomatic patients who live alone and will not infect family members. Health Minister Anutin said hospitals are also encouraged to associate with hotels to set up hospitals and hotels to increase beds in active treatment zones for those with severe symptoms that forecast. may increase over the next two weeks. According to statistics, the total number of beds in Thailand’s field hospitals and hotels – hotels nationwide is about 24,500 beds. Bangkok Metropolitan Area Authority (BMA) spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang said the capital still has beds available for COVID-19 patients, but admits that transportation of patients to the hospital remains limited. BMA has a total of 9,183 beds for COVID-19 patients and 4,244 beds are still empty. Thailand on April 18 recorded a record number of new cases of COVID-19 by day at 1,767 cases and 2 deaths, bringing the total number of cases so far to 42,352 patients and the total number of deaths. 101 people died from this disease. Suspension of domestic flights at night time frames The Civil Aviation Administration of Thailand (CAAT) has asked air transport agencies to stop operating domestic flights within the time frame from 23:00 the night before to 4:00 am the next morning in response to the wave of spread. next COVID-19 translation. According to the VNA, in a statement dated April 17, CAAT President Suttipong Kongpool said air transport agencies had to comply with the above order from April 18. In addition, air transport operators or airlines have to consider arranging passengers’ seats on planes based on social distance rules. Air and airport transport operators have also been required to notify passengers at risk of COVID-19 infection needing to suspend their travel otherwise they could be fined under the Infectious Diseases Act. Thailand on April 18 recorded the highest number of new cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the epidemic with 1,767 cases and 2 deaths, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 42,352 cases, of which 101 cases did not survive. ./.

People wear masks to prevent COVID-19 infection in Manila, Philippines, on March 20, 2021. Photo: THX / TTXVN The ban began to be enforced on March 20 and was initially expected to be lifted on April 21. However, the Philippines decided to extend the ban for more than a week as the Southeast Asian nation recorded an average of 10,000 new infections a day this week. Accordingly, foreigners are not allowed to enter the Philippines, except for some exceptions such as diplomats, medical staff, sailors working on cargo ships, spouses, children of Filipino citizens. together with them and a number of other humanitarian cases. According to Harry Roque, the Philippine President’s spokesman, the ban does not apply to foreign nationals with a waiver issued by the Philippine Foreign Ministry before March 22. As of April 15, the Philippines recorded a total of 904,285 cases of COVID-19, of which 15,594 were fatal. On the same day, the Government of India announced that the monuments, museums and monuments managed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be closed until May 15, amid the number of cases. COVID-19 infection is increased in this South Asian country. In a statement, ASI stated: “Due to the raging COVID-19 epidemic, the government decided to close all protected monuments, monuments and museums, under ASI’s control, effective immediately and lasts until 5/15/2021 “. India is seeing an increase in the number of new cases of COVID-19. The Ministry of Health of this country on April 16 announced that the country had recorded 217,353 new infections in the past 24 hours. This is the 8th time that India has recorded a record high daily new cases in the past 9 days. The total number of COVID-19 cases in this country is now nearly 14.3 million, only after the US has more than 31 million cases. The total number of COVID-19 deaths in India also increased by 1,185 to 174,308.

All cases on April 15 are related to the community outbreak on February 20. The total number of cases from this outbreak has reached 4/938 cases.

Phnom Penh – currently under social exclusion – remains the city with the most cases with 232 cases, followed by Preah Sihanouk with 12 cases.

Two more new deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 38 deaths.

In which, there is State Minister of Information of Cambodia – Mr. Mao Ayuth (77 years old).

Mr. Mao Ayuth was admitted to the hospital on April 5, and died at 4 p.m. on April 15, after suffering organ failure caused by COVID-19.

He is a highly regarded filmmaker in the Cambodian art world, knowledgeable in many disciplines including film, video, music and poetry.

Thus, as of April 16, Cambodia had recorded a total of 5,480 cases of COVID-19, with 3,044 cases under treatment and 38 deaths.

Director of Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases Nguyen Van Hai handed the decision to discharge a patient 2414. Photo: Hai Duong Newspaper

This is the last patient with COVID-19 being treated at medical facilities of Hai Duong province who recovered and was discharged from the hospital.

The patient entered the field hospital No. 2-Hospital of Hai Duong University of Medical Technology for treatment from February 25. After the field hospital was dissolved, the patient was transferred to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases of Hai Duong province from March 28. Up to now, after 3 negative tests (April 11, 14 and 16), the patient was declared cured and discharged, and went home to be isolated for 21 days under the supervision of the local authorities. method and continue to be tested according to regulations.

According to Dr. Nguyen The Anh, Deputy Director of Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the patient is elderly (62 years old) and has a background disease of type II diabetes, so the treatment time lasts 51 days.

After the patient was discharged from the hospital, in Hai Duong province, there were no longer patients with COVID-19.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Vietnam until now, Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases has received and cured 55 cases, of which 31 were hospitalized from January 27, 2021. , at the time of the 3rd outbreak of COVID-19 in Hai Duong.

According to the Center for Disease Control of Hai Duong province, there are no longer COVID-19 patients in the province and need to be treated at medical facilities. All cases F1, F2 have completed quarantine, no more cases need to be isolated at home or in the residence. From the beginning of the year until now, Hai Duong province authorities have collected 746,104 samples to test for SARS-CoV-2.

In the past 6 years, the city has not had any cases of hand, foot and mouth death. However, in the first three months of 2021, the number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases has nearly doubled compared to the same period in 2017-2020.

It is worth noting that the number of cases of severe hand, foot and mouth disease (grade 2B and above) tends to increase.

Severe hand, foot and mouth disease has an increasing trend (Artwork).

Facing the increasing number of patients with hand, foot and mouth disease, the city health sector has implemented many activities such as: Training to improve the professional capacity of medical staff in charge of epidemic prevention and control; Apply information technology (online reporting, GIS software) for early detection of disease cases and outbreaks; develop utility tools on available softwares and applications for detecting, monitoring, handling cases and epidemics; Controlling infectious diseases in schools and communities.

Meeting between infectious diseases specialist on 15/04.

At the meeting between experts specialized in infectious diseases, BSCKII Nguyen Huu Hung – Deputy Director of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City said: In the coming time, the city health sector will further strengthen communication activities. to people about hand, foot and mouth disease, organize professional training courses for health workers, review the number of medical supplies to cope with the risk of outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease.

In addition, the Health Sector will coordinate with the Education Sector to strengthen measures to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease in schools.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common infectious disease in young children, especially children under 5 years old. Hand, foot and mouth disease has a rapid spread rate, easy to translate, epidemic outbreaks in March-May and from August-September each year. Most cases were mild.

However, in some cases, the disease can progress seriously and cause dangerous complications such as encephalitis – meningitis, myocarditis, and acute pulmonary edema leading to death, so it should be detected early and treated promptly.

Hand, foot and mouth disease in Vietnam is a gastrointestinal disease and occurs in most provinces and cities. Although the disease is encountered all year round, statistics show that the number of cases usually increases in the period from May 4-5 and from September to October each year.

Pediatric patients with hand, foot and mouth disease are being treated at the National Hospital of Pediatrics.

TS.BS. Nguyen Van Lam, Director of the Center for Clinical Medicine for Children of Tropical Diseases, Central Pediatric Hospital, said that from the beginning of the year until now, the Center has received about 125 patients, hand, foot and mouth disease.

Experts said, although no serious complications were recorded, the number of cases in 2021 had a sudden increase compared to two years ago. In the same period in 2019, the Center received about 70 cases; in 2020, this number is 19-20 cases and in 2021 it is currently 125 cases.

At Children’s Hospital City. HCM is currently receiving treatment for more than 40 patients, hand, foot, mouth and mouth at all levels. The number of children suffering from this disease is increasing day by day.

Some children have also had cardiovascular neurological complications. In particular, some children have very fast disease progresses even though the rash is only small at first.

Meanwhile, according to the Center for Disease Control City. Da Nang, from the beginning of the year to April 2021, the number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease across the city was more than 212, an increase of 2.5 times over the same period in 2020 to 92 cases. Only in the last three weeks of March 2021, the whole city recorded 68 cases.

Nationwide, according to the infectious disease surveillance system from the beginning of 2021 to April 7, the country recorded 17,451 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, including 4 deaths in Kien Giang (2 ), An Giang (1) and Long An (1).

Compared to the same period in 2020, the number of cases increased four times and mainly in the South and local areas in some provinces and cities such as: Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang.

Because the disease spreads through the gastrointestinal tract, contact, droplets and spread from person to person. Therefore, climatic conditions, a crowded environment, and hygiene habits are factors that make the spread of the disease.

To prevent hand, foot and mouth disease, according to the representative of the National Hospital of Pediatrics, people must ensure distance, keep the habits of hand hygiene, children’s toys must be kept clean to avoid cross-contamination.

Experts also recommend that parents need to feed their children cooked foods, boiled drinks, use easily digestible foods, ensure nutrition to strengthen their children.

“Parents need to clean the body every day for the baby, when taking a bath to avoid drafts. For wounds in the throat, children must rinse their mouths according to the instructions and apply pain relievers “, the director of the Center for Clinical Medicine of Children Tropical Diseases said.

In the treatment of hand, foot, mouth and mouth Dr. Lam pointed out some mistakes of parents in monitoring and treatment.

Accordingly, when seeing that the child does not respond to fever reduction, some parents immediately increase the dose for their child. “This is a very dangerous thing that can lead to poisoning and liver damage because fever-reducing drugs must be treated with the right dose and only once every six hours”, experts of the National Hospital of Pediatrics said.

It is known that at the establishment also received cases of children not responding to antipyretic fever, parents impatiently used another dose of fever-reducing, leading to overdose, causing children with paracetamol poisoning, leading to severe liver damage. masonry.

Although the rate of children having brain damage due to hand, foot and mouth disease is not too high, if the child has severe complications due to delay in treatment, it will cause brain stem damage, leaving serious sequelae such as encephalitis, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary edema. level …

In the extreme form, the disease can cause serious illness in the child and death if it is not cared for and treated promptly. Therefore, when parents see signs of aggravation of their children, they should promptly send their children to medical facilities for prompt monitoring and treatment, to avoid unfortunate consequences.

To prevent hand, foot and mouth disease, everyone needs to practice good eating and drinking hygiene; do not feed the baby; not feeding children, sucking hands, sucking toys; Do not allow children to share napkins, handkerchiefs, and eating utensils such as cups, bowls, plates, spoons, and toys that have not yet been disinfected.

Residents need to regularly clean surfaces, daily contact tools such as toys, school supplies, door handles, stair handrails, table / chair surfaces, floors with soap or detergent. usually, common, normal. Restrict or not let your child come into contact with someone who is sick or suspected of having an illness.

Health care workers give COVID-19 vaccine to people in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 7, 2021. Photo: THX / TTXVN

In the past 24 hours, the ASEAN association had up to four member states that recorded COVID-19 deaths: the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia and Malaysia.

Indonesia remains the most serious outbreak of COVID-19 among ASEAN countries, when it recorded the highest number of cases in the region. However, the epidemic situation in the “country of thousands of islands”, after many months of outbreak, has seen a trend of cooling down, when the number of new cases began to decrease compared to the previous period.

Meanwhile, developments are returning and serious outbreaks in the Philippines. The epidemic progressed badly with the number of new cases / day many times higher than the “epidemic” in Indonesia and the highest among Southeast Asian countries, while the number of deaths increased sharply compared to the previous days. The disease situation in the Philippines is the hottest in the ASEAN region, the total number of new cases per day in this country is more than the region combined.

Malaysia continued to be concerned about the situation, the new epidemic wave has prolonged and there is no sign of cooling off in Malaysia. Malaysia is seeing the trend of epidemic escalate again due to the rapid increase in the number of new cases per day in the past few days. In Myanmar, according to website worldometers.info, Myanmar, in the past 24 hours, 9 cases of COVID-19 were reported.

Health care workers give COVID-19 vaccine to people in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 7, 2021. Photo: THX / TTXVN

Thailand also faces a worrying situation when the number of cases of community infection remains high in recent days, forcing the country to decide to tighten epidemic prevention measures. This country on April 14 recorded 1,335 new cases.

Cambodia’s epidemic disease is increasing rapidly and ominously when the country has 277 new patients and 1 death on April 14. “Community incident” has recently started to tend to cool down, the number of new patients tends to level off.

Specifically, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has so far claimed the lives of a total of 63,114 people in Southeast Asia, an increase of 296 cases compared to a day ago. While the number of cases increased to 3,090,106 cases. Besides, the ASEAN region also witnessed the number of patients successfully treated is 2,710,182 cases.

The whole bloc still witnessed worrisome, complicated epidemic developments and a potential risk of outbreaks of new epidemics in many member countries. In the past 24 hours, ASEAN had nine member countries recording new cases of COVID-19. Only Brunei and Laos have no more deaths or illnesses.

Evolution of COVID-19 in ASEAN on April 14:

People waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine to be vaccinated in Manila, Philippines, on March 31, 2021. Photo: THX / TTXVN

On April 14, the Philippines’ Ministry of Health (DOH) announced that it had recorded an additional 8,122 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in this Southeast Asian country to 892,880.

According to DOH, the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the Philippines also increased to 15,447, 162 more than the day before. Speaking at an online press conference, Philippine Deputy Health Minister Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the rate of disease spread in this country has not decreased, the number of cases continues to increase.

The average number of new cases per day still ranges from 10,000-11,000 cases. According to the Philippine Deputy Health Minister, the infection in the community still occurs, the outbreaks in the workplace are the main source of transmission, mainly in hospitals and closed workspaces.

Since the outbreak in January 2020 until now, the Philippines has tested for more than 10 million people out of a total of 110 million people. The Philippine Government is now stepping up efforts to strengthen the health system by adding resources to quarantine and health care facilities. During the press conference, Ms. Vergeire also emphasized the importance of maintaining the health system and ensuring hospitals are ready to accept patients.

Police on duty in Manila, Philippines. Photo: THX / TTXVN

Since March 29, the Philippine government has imposed stringent blockade measures in metropolitan Manila and four neighboring provinces to control the outbreak that has emerged since the end of February. until the end of April 30. The DOH believes that factors such as the new variant of the virus spread faster, people move more and lack a sense of compliance with epidemic control regulations that have caused the number of cases to increase.

On the same day, Malaysia recorded 1,889 new cases, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 365,892. According to the Malaysian Ministry of Health, among the aforementioned new cases, there were 6 entries and 1,883 infections in the country. Malaysia also recorded eight more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease in the country to 1,353.

A total of 347,780 COVID-19 patients in Malaysia were discharged, equivalent to a cure rate of 95.1%. Out of 16,696 patients under treatment, 204 need special care and 79 need a breathing device.