Cases of BN12151-BN12171 were recorded in Bac Giang province in the isolation and blockade areas, related to workers working in industrial zones. The test result was positive for SARS-CoV-2. Cases from BN12172 to BN12231 recorded in HCMC: 51 cases are F1 cases, four are related to the Renaissance mission group, five are under epidemiological investigation. The test result was positive for SARS-CoV-2. To move towards herd immunity by the end of 2021, localities across the country are promoting vaccination against COVID-19. On June 17, an additional 200,263 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccine, so the whole country had 1,991,059 doses of COVID-19 vaccine injected, of which 89,833 people received two full shots. According to data from the Ministry of Health, Thai Binh province has not recorded any new cases for 14 days. A total of 25 provinces (Yen Bai, Quang Ngai, Dong Nai, Quang Ninh, Quang Nam, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Nam Dinh, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Son La, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen, Hung) Yen, Hai Phong, Tay Ninh, Gia Lai, Bac Lieu, Dien Bien, Dak Lak, Dong Thap, Tra Vinh, Da Nang, Thai Binh) have not recorded new cases for 14 days. The 4th outbreak is having unpredictable developments and spreading rapidly in Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Tinh, Bac Giang, Tien Giang, Nghe An and Binh Duong.

Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City is deserted because of the implementation of social distancing. (Photo: Thanh Vu/VNA) Currently, Ho Chi Minh City has many outbreaks of unknown origin in the community and from there spreading to many people, so it is necessary to accelerate the screening and wide-ranging work to end the infection chains. This is the direction of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City at the meeting of the city’s Steering Committee for Epidemic Prevention and Control on the afternoon of June 15. Reporting at the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Tan Binh, Director of Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health, said that on June 15, the city recorded 90 cases of COVID-19. Up to now, Ho Chi Minh City has 1,252 cases of COVID-19 in the community with many outbreaks with wide spread such as the outbreak of the Phuc Hung mission group with 476 positive cases for SARS-CoV-2; Outbreak Hoc Mon Mechanical Workshop has 51 positive cases; Ehome 3 apartment outbreak has a total of 59 positive cases; Outbreak Road 11 (Hiep Binh Phuoc ward, Thu Duc city) has 8 positive cases; Outbreaks in Tan Thoi 2 and Tan Thoi Hiep 3 hamlets (Tan Hiep commune, Hoc Mon district) have 32 positive cases; Kim Minh company outbreak (Ward 13, District 5) has 27 positive cases; Outbreak Tan Phu District Hospital has 14 positive cases; Outbreak of Xuyen A Hospital has 22 positive cases… The director of the Department of Health is concerned about the outbreak at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases because the number of cases has reached 67, of which 60 are medical staff and 7 cases are family members of these staff. . Besides, more and more cases appear in companies and industrial zones in recent days. Concerned about the situation of many new infection chains appearing in the community, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong acknowledged that new outbreaks appear according to a common formula of hospital screening. detecting cases, then screening and tracing at living quarters and workplaces again discovered new cases. “There are more and more new cases with unknown sources of infection, so for infection chains with unknown sources of infection, it is necessary to focus on screening, testing and testing on a large scale because if not blocked, the epidemic will spread. to the community,” Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong expressed concern. Chairman of the People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong directed, in the immediate future, the health sector must carefully screen risk groups in hospitals; Sampling implementation extensive testing to industrial area , export processing zones from now until June 25; at the same time, monitor high-risk places including domestic and international flights, trains and ships entering Ho Chi Minh City. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong also suggested that departments, branches, districts of the city must be ready to prepare plans for epidemic prevention and control in a spirit of speed and determination because of the fact that there are still many cases of negligence in the public sector. epidemic prevention and control. According to the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, this is the time when the entire political system must try and devote all its efforts to the goal of epidemic prevention and control, ensuring the safety and health of the people. Only in this way can we shorten the time of social distancing and bring life back to a new normal.

This company has now been locked down and sampled all 350 employees at the garment factory. Also located in Vinh Loc A Industrial Park, on June 12, through screening, Quoc Anh General Hospital discovered a positive case for nCoV. This person is a worker at Van Duc Food Company. The health sector has traced and sampled more than 100 F1. 500 workers at the facility’s dormitories have been tested. Through the screening of these two companies, the health sector discovered 11 positive aggregate samples. The health sector is conducting large-scale screening samples in industrial zones. Photo: Chi Hung. In addition, on June 13, through screening, Xuyen A Hospital discovered a positive case of a worker in Tan Phu Trung Industrial Park. The health sector detected 4 more positive cases and 6 positive pool samples. Binh said another infection chain was detected through community screening in a residential area of ​​An Lac ward, Binh Tan district. Through testing more than 1,500 workers staying in Binh Tan district, working at PouYuen Company, two positive cases were found. This afternoon, the health sector tested about 1,000 workers and the Department of Health is expanding rapid antigen testing in this area. Binh informed that on the afternoon of June 15, the Department of Health coordinated with Binh Tan and Binh Chanh districts to test more than 25,000 officials and workers in Vinh Loc Industrial Park. According to the announcement of the Ministry of Health, from April 27 to now, Ho Chi Minh City has 894 Covid-19 patients. In particular, the largest outbreak related to the Renaissance missionary group was basically under control. However, the epidemic was complicated when there were many clusters of cases with unknown sources of transmission. In particular, the epidemic has penetrated the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City. The first case was detected on June 12 in the information technology department. Only 4 days after being discovered, this outbreak had 69 people including medical staff and related people. On June 14, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong made a decision to ease social distancing in Go Vap district and Thanh Loc ward (district 12), reducing from applying Directive 16 to Directive 15. The city remains separated under Directive 15 for 2 weeks. Unloading checkpoints in Go Vap At 0:00 on June 15, all quarantine checkpoints at the gateway of Go Vap district were lifted according to the decision to reduce the distance level of Ho Chi Minh City.

In February 1872, a group of monks broke into the royal palace, hoping to see the emperor. As a result, half of the monks were killed by royal soldiers. They understood what was waiting for them in that infiltration but decided to do it anyway. To them, the repeal of the Emperor’s centuries-old ban on meat eating was terrible for Japan. Why did the Japanese never eat meat? According to the Atlas Obscura , for about 12 centuries, the cherry people hardly touched a piece of meat. Especially beef. This type of meat is taboo. Some temples have enacted a law that those who eat must fast for more than 100 days to atone for their sins. Prohibitions can be mentioned as people who eat wild goats, wolves, rabbits, dogs or raccoons must repent for 5 days before going to the temple. People who eat pigs and deer must repent for 60 days. Meanwhile, people who eat cows and horses must repent for up to 150 days. Eating meat of beneficial animals such as buffaloes and cows used to be taboo in Japan. Photo: Atlas Obscura. This seemingly absurd story begins in the 6th century. Buddhism was introduced to Japan from Korea. During this period, the Japanese still ate meat. They like venison, wild boar and many others. Wild meat dishes are indispensable in aristocratic banquets. However, according to the Buddhist concept, humans can be reincarnated into other beings, including animals. Therefore, when we eat meat, we are likely eating our own ancestors. This is truly horrifying for people of faith. In 675, Emperor Tenmu issued a decree banning the eating of beef, horses, dogs, chickens and monkeys in time for the farming season (April-September). Over time, this ban was extended throughout the year to all meats. In fact, even before the ban, meat was not an essential part of the lives of most people. Japan is an island nation. New fish and seafood are the most popular items. “Protein is supplied mainly by rice, not meat or milk,” historian Naomishi Ishiga once wrote. Breeding in the island nation is very difficult. Therefore, eating animals useful for agriculture is also discouraged. Although the ban was issued, not everyone obeyed it, especially the nobility. Many records show that they once sent pork, beef and milk as offerings to the emperor. In the 18th century, the Hikone clan sent a gift of beef soaked in sake to the shoguns. Gifts are packaged in packages labeled “medicine”. According to the Atlas Obscura Although banned, meat is still considered a food with medicinal properties. Even monks sometimes eat meat on prescription. In addition, certain foods such as birds, dolphins or whales are still acceptable. Fish is considered the exception. Photo: Atlas Obscura. “Buddhism has commandments about reincarnation as well as forbidding the eating of mammals. The strong faith makes many people think that if they eat mammals, after they die, they will be reincarnated as them. On the rare occasions of eating meat, the Japanese cook it in an open-air stove. After eating, they must avoid looking at the altar so as not to mistake spiritual contamination,” Ishige wrote. The Change of Emperor Meiji Around the 16th century, Portuguese missionaries set foot in the country of cherry. They tell the people here that drinking milk is like drinking blood and the ban on beef is absurd. Lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi even asked the missionaries a lot about this issue. He wondered why it was possible to eat beef when it was a useful animal for the farm. Emperor Meiji and his reforms changed long-held notions of meat in Japan. Photo: Atlas Obsucra. Change only really came at the end of the 19th century. When Emperor Meiji came to power, he advocated changing the political structure, opening up to the outside, quickly absorbing Western technology. “During this period, many people began to think that the fact that the Japanese were physically inferior to Westerners was because they did not eat meat and dairy foods,” Ishige wrote. The Meiji government began to remove taboos in the ancient diet. Meat and dairy production companies began to appear. The emperor himself also ate meat to welcome the new year (1872) to convince people to give up the concept of not eating meat. This has led to protests from Buddhists and farmers (mostly dependent on animals for farming). Also in 1872, an edict was issued. It reads: “Beef is a nutritious food. However, many people still try to thwart our efforts to Westernize by clinging to ancient beliefs. This is against the wishes of the emperor. “. The Japanese are no longer afraid to eat meat. Photo: The CEO Magazine. After a long time, the emperor’s efforts also succeeded. Japan opened its doors to the world, importing and learning the meat dishes of Korea, China and the West. Before long, Western-style meat restaurants filled the city. Japanese restaurants also started selling medicinal beef stew (which later evolved into the famous sukiyaki). Up to now, meat has become an essential part of Japanese meals, just like sushi.

Na Phac Church Stepping out of the car, appearing in front of us was the “rising” church in the middle of the mountains, built according to the spacious, clean and beautiful Western architecture. Sharing with Tien Phong, Father Joseph Nguyen Van Tinh, curator of Na Phac Cathedral said, in 1979, the border war event occurred. When the war broke out, people went to Na Phap to avoid bullets and bombs. After the war ended, some people returned to Cao Bang, leaving 25 families and took the name of the land of Na Phac (meaning pumpkin field – because there are many pumpkins) to name their teachers. Most of the lay people are Mong and Dao, so the Mass is celebrated in two languages: Kinh and Mong. According to Father Joseph, the whole Bac Kan province now has more than 1,200 parishioners, mainly ethnic minorities, the largest being Mong. Someone is 180 km from the church. That is why on Sunday, this priest has to travel 170km to celebrate Mass. The missionary prospects here are enormous, added Father Joseph. There are about 300 families still wanting to join the religion. Meals of parents and students staying at Na Phac church. Photo: NT In addition to missionary purposes, we join hands with society to bring the children to school. “At first, we traveled a hundred kilometers, we had to leave every household to mobilize parents to send their children to school. However, due to many families facing difficult circumstances, the distance from the school is nearly 100km, all dirt roads and hilly roads, so few children participate. Having mobilized the children, we have to ask for vegetables, rice, food … to feed them, ”said Father Joseph. Father Joseph shared that in the past, this land had only a makeshift house made of laminated wooden slats, covered with palm leaves. Although it is a temporary house, it has 2 functions, both a place for parishioners to pray and a place for children to stay in study. After a period of time, our work has been effective, many helping organizations have so far built a spacious and beautiful cathedral to celebrate Mass and also a “dormitory” for the children. the student. Currently, Na Phac Church has hundreds of pupils living there.