The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago issued a statement on its official Twitter on the evening of the 13th local time, saying, “The U.S. government has donated 80 bottles of Pfizer’s new crown vaccine to the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The U.S. is committed to Help the Trinidad and Tobago government to carry out vaccination work.” According to previous reports in the US media, a bottle of Pfizer’s new crown vaccine contains 5 or 6 doses of vaccine. In other words, 80 vials of vaccine are only equivalent to more than 400 doses of vaccine. According to the one-person two-dose vaccination process, only enough to vaccinate more than 200 people. Perhaps the U.S. Embassy itself realized the ridiculousness of “80 bottles”, and deliberately added at the end of the statement, “We believe that every dose of vaccine is important.”

This donation statement was quickly spread on Twitter and received a lot of criticism and ridicule comments. Netizens from various countries were surprised that the US embassy announced the number of “80 bottles” of donations.

@Snigdha100%vaxxed#GetYoVax: 80 bottles? How many people can this bring continuous protection? Because it seems to me nothing to show off.

@Got My Moderna Workin”: For a country with more than 1 million people, 80 doses (bottles) are an insult.

@funkdrugmokey: They (the US government) must open a box of vaccines, count 80 bottles (or 115 bottles) from it, and then put the other vaccines back into the cold storage. incredible.

@Mohammad: This statement has almost as many words as the number of vaccines to be donated.

@MaryAnn Johanson: This is a shameful and meaningless gesture. You (the United States) should keep it secret, not hype.

Some comments also questioned that the United States had previously announced the distribution of 80 million doses of the new crown vaccine to the world by the end of June, and US President Biden just announced that it would donate 500 million doses of vaccines. Are these vaccines just verbal, in reality? Is it only 80 bottles? According to the local media Trinidad Daily Express, the country’s Minister of National Security Hinders explained that the 80 vials of vaccines announced by the United States have nothing to do with “any large-scale donations that we anticipate that the United States is considering”. Vaccines are “just a small batch of gifts received by the Ministry of National Security.”

While the message was almost overwhelmingly criticizing the U.S. government, some Trinidad and Tobago netizens were also sharing another piece of news: The first batch of 200,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine purchased by the country will be delivered on the 14th local time and will arrive in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago.

On the 13th local time, Chinese Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Fang Qiu announced the above news on his official Twitter and Facebook. “I am very happy to announce this latest development. The 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine purchased by the Trinidad and Tobago government are on their way to Port of Spain! I am very happy to be invited to welcome the second batch of Sinopharm vaccine at the airport tomorrow!” Local media also reported that the government of Trinidad and Tobago has also ordered more new crown vaccines from China, which will be delivered in the future.

Below this news, many Trinidad and Tobago netizens expressed their thanks.

@Dina GoonLun: I am very happy to learn that the (China) vaccine is already on the way. Very grateful. Time is of the essence. There is a real friendship between China and Trinidad and Tobago. Thank you, Mr. Ambassador.

@Ricardo Paul: Well done, Mr. Ambassador.

@Barry Kanchan: We are very grateful. Please send in as many vaccines as possible.

According to the news published on the official website of the Chinese Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago, on May 19, a batch of China’s aid to Trinidad and Tobago arrived in Port of Spain. Many local people referred to the Chinese vaccine as “timely rain”. According to media reports, this is the largest vaccine aid that Triumph has received so far. According to the “Global Times” reporter, this batch of Sinopharm vaccines will be launched in Trinidad and Tobago nationwide on May 21. Many local government officials and parliamentarians have all been vaccinated against Sinopharm. The country’s Senator Laurel Resama shared the process of vaccination in China via Twitter. “It only takes 15 seconds! The whole process went smoothly and well organized.”

Trinidad and Tobago media reports on Sinopharm vaccination status

The comparison between 80 bottles in the United States and hundreds of thousands of doses in China has already been seen by Trinidad and Tobago people, but Shanter Moore, the US Chargé d’affaires in Trinidad and Tobago, was still in an interview with local media recently. Selectively ignore the facts, while publicizing the promise of the United States to donate vaccines, while facing China’s slander.

Ambassador Fang Qiu commented on the interview on Twitter, saying, “This article is full of irony, and one can’t help asking, how many vaccines have they (the United States) delivered?” “Actions speak louder than words.” Ambassador Fang Qiu wrote.

Leaders of the Office of the Provincial People’s Committee, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the Department of Health received and presented letters of thanks to the TML volunteer group. Through reference and research from available samples on the domestic market and some countries such as Korea and Japan, the group has focused on improving equipment to suit the actual conditions in Vietnam. According to the design of the sampling room with a width of 1.1 m, a length of 2.2 m, a height of 2.3 m, equipped with air conditioners and UV lights to help clean the air inside after each shift. A representative of the TLM team instructs medical staff to use the testing room. In addition, the room is equipped with an electronic speaker to help medical staff easily exchange information with the person being sampled outside. Medical staff can flexibly use specialized rubber gloves or medical gloves to conduct sampling. It is known that the group has produced 15 rooms so far, of which 5 rooms are given to Bac Giang province, 5 rooms in Hanoi, 3 rooms in Bac Ninh, and 2 rooms in Thai Binh. Medical staff inspecting equipment for taking samples for testing. Leaders of the Office of the Provincial People’s Committee, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the Department of Health gave letters of thanks to the members of the TML volunteer group for actively researching product design, thereby helping medical staff to reduce the pressure on their products. force while on duty, prevent cross-infection in the community, and improve the effectiveness of epidemic prevention and control. At the same time, we hope that the group will continue to have many effective projects to support Bac Giang and other provinces and cities across the country that are affected by the epidemic. On the same day, the Department of Health allocated sampling rooms for testing in the following districts: Luc Nam, Lang Giang and Yen Dung; directing units to strengthen management and efficient exploitation of equipment. News, photo: Mai Toan

Thus, for the Covid-19 epidemic from the end of April until now, the total amount that EVN and its member units have contributed and supported for the affected provinces and cities, as well as supported the The health sector’s epidemic prevention and control activities are more than VND 408 billion. Currently, EVN and its units are trying to continue to perform well the “dual duty”, both to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, and to ensure electricity supply for economic development. – society of the country. In addition, from the electricity bill period June to December 2021, EVN will exempt and reduce electricity bills for 2 groups of customers: tourist accommodation establishments and establishments used as isolation places, treating people suspected of being infected with Covid-19. Step 1: Visit https://www.bluezone.gov.vn or download directly at App Store or CH Play. Step 2: Once downloaded, the application will ask for permission to use Bluetooth to record contact with other Bluezone installed users. If Bluetooth is not open, drag the status bar and turn on Bluetooth; or go to Settings, select Bluetooth and turn it on. Step 3: Once the installation is done, click Scan Around. If someone near you less than 2m has used Bluezone, the application will automatically identify these users and put them in the contact list.

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.

The leader of the National University of Science and Technology handed over the SAR-CoV-2 test kit to the leader of the provincial Department of Health. This is a test kit to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus and report results by Realtime technique. The product has been recognized as meeting national standards and in 2020, and scientists from the University of Science under the National University of Science and Technology have produced and transferred over 1,000 test kits to medical facilities in the province. After the process of improving the production process, the test suite has achieved higher efficiency. It is known that to produce 1,000 of these test kits, scientists from the University of Science did it in 3 days (from May 30 to June 1). In order to continue to support COVID-19 disease control and prevention, TN is improving the production process to increase capacity by 4-5 times, and at the same time can serve controlled testing in the community. with a capacity of 10,000 people/day. Currently, the following units: Thai Nguyen Central Hospital, A Thai Nguyen Hospital and Provincial Center for Disease Control have been using this SAR-CoV-2 virus detection test kit in prevention work. epidemic control in the whole province.