In a recent statement, Spanish Health Minister Carolina Darias affirmed that “Spain is a safe destination” and hopes that the country’s tourism industry will soon restore its position; In the context of favorable progress of vaccination, life here gradually returns to normal. Tourists arrive in Spain on June 7, at the airport in the city of Malaga. Source: Reuters At airports and ports, the Spanish government has two different checkpoints, for visitors from high-risk and low-risk countries, respectively. If coming from a high-risk area, travelers must have a vaccination certificate, a negative test result or proof that they have recovered from Covid-19. Children under the age of six are exempt from these procedures. Visitors from low-risk areas are not required to provide the above documents; they will be controlled through a QR code, after declaring it on the Spanish Travel Health (SpTH) digital platform. This platform facilitates quick and convenient entry for visitors. Arriving in Spain on June 7, Ms. Carla Grahuer (Israel) said: “The procedures and forms are filled out online so it is very quick. If you fill out all the information, you have had your vaccination and PCR test done. There won’t be any problems.” On the first day of opening, activity at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport in Madrid remained low compared to the busy tourist flow before the Covid-19 crisis. Before the pandemic, Spain was the second largest host of international visitors in the world. In 2020, international tourism in Spain has dropped by 80%, leaving beaches, fortresses and hotels almost deserted.

Vehicles move on the street in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo: THX/VNA) It is no coincidence that New Zealand consistently tops the rankings of both Bloomberg and Australia’s Lowy Institute for COVID-19 response. At the end of 2020, Bloomberg ranked New Zealand as the country with the best overall response in the world to the pandemic. In May 2021, the country in Oceania continued to hold the top spot in Bloomberg’s ranking, despite the rate vaccination against COVID-19 in New Zealand is still quite low, 4.8% of the population, while this index of Singapore, the second ranked country, is up to 29.9%. It is worth mentioning that from October 2020 to May 2021, only in April, New Zealand “gives” this top position to Singapore. Over the past three months, New Zealand has not recorded any more cases of infection in the community. Since the discovery of the first COVID-19 patient on February 28, 2020, this Pacific island nation has had a total of 2,681 cases, of which 17 are being treated, 26 have died and 2,638 who recovered. Life has almost returned to normal for the Kiwi Country’s 5 million people. Authorities lifted restrictions on people and economic activity in the country, but mostly closed borders to prevent the virus from entering the country. When assessing New Zealand as the world’s leader in COVID-19 response, experts agreed that the country had taken the most decisive, quick and effective measures to handle the pandemic, with the least impact. to economic and social activity. To achieve this, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government, with the support of the people and business community, has adopted a strategy of “going ahead and going strong.” New Zealand’s anti-epidemic model is basically prevent the virus from entering foreign countries, purchase equipment to protect essential workers, strengthen testing, contact tracing, isolating cases and above all implementing blockade and social distancing society to cut off the chain of infection.The “secret” of this country can be summed up in six words: drastic-timely-synchronous. Immediately after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the SARS-CoV-2 virus as a global health emergency, New Zealand on February 2, 2020 decided to ban the entry via air of foreign nationals. All passengers arriving from China, while New Zealand citizens and arrivals from other countries must self-isolate for 14 days. On March 25, when the number of cases in the country was about 200, New Zealand quickly declared a national emergency and Close the border Although the country’s economy is heavily dependent on tourism. Foreigners entering by air and sea must be tested and isolated at a designated facility. With this step, New Zealand has “locked” the door to the virus entering from abroad. The New Zealand government also urgently establishes a national system to directly register personal protective equipment to identify all equipment manufacturers capable of supporting the fight against the epidemic. Many domestic enterprises have responded and increased domestic production or cooperated with foreign companies to find sources to buy masks, hand sanitizer, face shields and medical gowns. The government is also promoting the establishment of a public-private joint venture to purchase test kits and reagents (chemicals for testing the SARS-CoV-2 virus) from various suppliers. While many countries are also looking to buy these medical items when supplies are scarce, New Zealand has achieved a higher test rate than developed countries like the US or South Korea at the same time, with about 2,200 tested per 100,000 population by mid-May 2020. For contact tracing, New Zealand using both “low technology” and high technology to identify and test all close contacts of COVID-19 patients for 14 days. The primary method of tracing is that officials ask each COVID-19 patient to identify their close contact. In addition, the “NZ COVID Tracer” smartphone application for tracing virus infections was deployed simultaneously. People wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Auckland, New Zealand, February 14, 2021. (Photo: THX/VNA) New Zealand has stopped, not just mitigated, the spread of the disease in the community thanks to the rapid adoption of very strong measures. On March 25, 2020, just three days after confirming a domestic infection, authorities implemented a nationwide blockade measure. This is one of the countries applying the strictest blockade order in the world. Although New Zealanders have a high sense of self-discipline, the police still encourage citizens to report violators of epidemic prevention regulations. In just a few weeks, police received more than 336 reports of violations. New Zealand’s disease chart in the first wave of infections last year has demonstrated the effectiveness of anti-epidemic measures. The number of new cases per day began to decrease significantly from 89 cases / day on April 5 to only 9 cases / day two weeks later. On April 27, the government began easing the blockade order, although it still imposed some distancing measures. On May 13, New Zealand did not record any new cases, so on June 8, the government completely lifted the blockade order. During the outbreaks of re-emergence in Auckland city in August 2020 and February 2021, authorities immediately took drastic measures. For example, on February 14, New Zealand locked down Auckland, the largest city in the country to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic after recording three new infections in the community on the same day. Meanwhile, the remaining localities apply level 2 restrictive measures. When the outbreak in the community is extinguished, restrictive measures are also eased step by step with extreme caution. One highlight of New Zealand’s anti-epidemic work is the application of technology. New Zealand was one of the first developed countries to use a smartphone app to track infections. In April, the country also launched a trial of a surveillance “elarm” application to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with an accuracy of up to 90% within three days before the patient showed symptoms. such as cough, shortness of breath, and fatigue. Integrated with wearable devices such as smart watches or health monitoring devices, the application uses artificial intelligence to detect sudden changes in the user’s heart rate, temperature body temperature, thereby providing an early warning to detect signs of COVID-19. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (centre). (Photo: AFP/VNA) Experts say that New Zealand has proactive, strong, focused, science-based epidemic response measures, and at the same time implements these measures well. In research published in the journal The Lancet Public Health, expert Sarah Jefferies and colleagues point to the factors contributing to New Zealand’s success in the fight against the pandemic are rapid improvements in testing capacity and management. handling cases, the blockade order was for a short time (almost 4 weeks) but very strict. In addition, rapid interventions when the number of cases is low, for example, the warning level increases from 1-4 in five days when the number of cases has not exceeded 1,000 cases. A team of experts from the University of Otago (New Zealand) highlighted the key element of the government’s rapid, science-based risk assessment combined with early and decisive action. The implementation of interventions at various levels (border control, control of community spread, and control of cases) are also effective against the epidemic. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is highly appreciated for her ability to effectively convey the main message to the community – consider fighting the epidemic as the task of a unified collective of 5 million people, thereby being trusted and obeyed by the people. under very strict restrictions. The above-mentioned drastic measures against the epidemic helped reduce human losses with a very low mortality rate, only 0.53 cases per 100,000 people, but also cost the economy due to the closure policy as well as the impact of the pandemic. Translate. New Zealand’s economy recorded a record 2.9% contraction in 2020. However, in terms of the long-term outlook, the economy is forecasted to grow again this year thanks to the government’s economic stimulus package and New Zealand’s ability to restore normal life as before. pandemic. Moreover, it is the good control of the epidemic that has brought New Zealand’s great economic recovery opportunities. The results of a Bloomberg survey conducted in October 2020 with the participation of about 700 people, most of them senior executives in many industries, of which 53% are from large corporations and 47% are from large corporations. SMEs, showing that New Zealand is the country most trusted by business leaders to invest in the future. In fact, the economy of the “kiwi land” has rebounded as business confidence recently improved and the unemployment rate plummeted to 4.7% in the first quarter of 2021. The Ministry of Finance projects gross domestic product (GDP) growth to reach 2.9% in 2021 and gradually accelerate to 4.4% in 2023. Kiwibank’s chief economist, Jarrod Kerr, said the view For the future, a program to roll out vaccines, travel bubbles with Australia and many other countries in 2021 will support solid growth in 2022. New Zealand’s drastic, timely and synchronous approach to the COVID-19 epidemic, from blockade, distance, to tracing and treatment, has become a model of anti-epidemic recognized by the international community. and provide useful lessons to help governments plan how to respond to the current pandemic as well as future pandemic outbreaks.

This beautiful land is so shimmering that one can see through the plane window the mesmerizing blue waters of the chain of lakes scattered everywhere and connected by winding rivers that everyone can see. currents are directed towards the Baltic Sea. Scenery in Lithuania Not only known as a country possessing abundant mineral water from countless underground streams, Lithuania is also famous for its white sandy beaches, fragrant pine forests and picturesque towns and villages. drawing, the coastal region attracts a lot of tourists every summer. Thousands of pine forests, clear rivers and streams Lithuania’s winter is very harsh, the temperature can drop as low as -25°C and the summer is scorching hot below 30°C, but the fall is truly captivating with its ravishing scenery and colorful flowers. brilliant. The people of Lithuania are proud of the ancient Lithuanian language spoken by only a few million people, associated with a history of building and defending the country for more than 700 years filled with civil wars and invasions. Going to Lithuania without eating the traditional bread made with rye flour is also considered as not knowing the quintessence and national spirit of this country. Tourists to Lithuania will also remember the sakotis cake, which consists of a thick layer of dough mixed with eggs, butter, cream and flour that is formed into a long, hollow shape, then baked over an open fire, delicious and attractive. like a pine tree. Ancient capital Vilnius The heart of Lithuania is the capital Vilnius, where many ancient palaces and castles are still kept, mysteriously colored like in fairy tales. Kaunas, which will host the 2021 FIFA World Cup Futsal Finals, is one of three satellite cities, including Klaipeda and Siauliai. A corner of Kaunas city, the venue for the 2021 Futsal World Cup finals Lithuanian football has not been able to qualify for a major tournament since the country declared its independence in 1990, even sliding down the FIFA rankings to 130th place, much less than when they were. participated in the group of teams ranked 43-50 in the mid-90s of the twentieth century. This is not too surprising because basketball is the number 1 sport of Lithuania (the old name in the Soviet Union was Lithuania). Lithuanian futsal team The Lithuanian football team held a draw with Germany, the World Cup runners-up in 2003; The defenders drew 1-1 with world champions Italy in the Euro 2008 qualifiers and were only one point short to qualify for the play-off match to qualify for the 1998 World Cup. However, the Lithuanian futsal team was completely out. can rewrite history by becoming the host team of the 2021 Futsal World Cup. List of 24 teams participating in the 2021 futsal World Cup finals : Asia: Iran, Japan, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Vietnam Africa: Angola, Egypt, Morocco North America: Costa Rica, Guatemala, USA, Panama South America: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela Oceania: Solomon Europe: Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Czech Republic, Serbia

An estimate of the number of daily excess deaths from Covid-19 around the world. Photo: The Economist In the year to 8 May, South Africa recorded 158,499 excess deaths (deaths that were higher than estimated under previous trends due to demographic changes). Health officials are confident that 85-95% of these deaths are caused by the new strain of corona virus, which is almost three times the official statistics. The disparity stems from the fact that, for a death to be recognized as caused by SARS-CoV-2, the deceased needs to undergo testing and be confirmed. Although South Africa does more testing than its neighbors, rates are still low. And the cause of death is not fully documented for those who die at home. Common phenomenon Mortality rates that exceed official statistics, at least at some point during the pandemic, occur in most if not all of the world. According to the most recent data, the number of excess deaths in the US was 7.1% higher than official statistics between early March 2020 and mid-April 2021. Studies have discovered such a mismatch in several countries. For example, the UK saw an excess death rate that was higher than published in the first wave of infections, but lower in the second, reflecting how measures to contain the spread of the virus helped. save many lives. A similar situation occurs in France. The inadequacy is simply because most countries, especially poor ones, do not provide such data in a timely manner. The best official data only reflect more than half of the real numbers, while the worst data show only about a quarter of reality. Photo: The Economist The Economist has attempted to model the extent of excess deaths during the pandemic in countries that do not report. With 95% probability, the model estimates the number of deaths globally to date between 7.1 and 12.7 million, with an average of 10.2 million. Not surprisingly, most of the missed deaths are in low- and middle-income countries. The actual death toll in most rich OECD countries is 1.17 times the official data, but 14 times higher in sub-Saharan Africa. Notable points The structure of the first and second waves in Europe and the US is less visible in the data of the statistical model for the whole world. Overall, the pandemic is increasingly concentrated in developing economies and continues to increase. In some places, seroprevalence surveys have shown that many people have Covid-19 antibodies, a sign of previous illness. Other factors that may also play a role are the measures governments have taken to limit the spread of the virus. Demographics also have an effect, with more young people often synonymous with lower mortality rates. By collecting 121 indicators for more than 200 countries and regions and machine learning models, The Economist experts estimate that, by May 10, there is a 95% probability that the pandemic has led to 2.4 – 7.1 million excess deaths in Asia (official death toll at 0.6 million), 1.5 – 1.8 million in Latin America and the Caribbean (officially 0.6 million), approx. 0 -2.1 million in Africa (officially 0.1 million), 1.5 – 1.6 million in Europe (officially 1 million) and 0.6 – 0.7 million in the US and Canada ( official 0.6 million). In Oceania, where only 1,218 deaths are officially reported, the model predicts that the actual number of deaths is between 12,000 and 13,000. The estimated range for Africa and Asia is very broad due to lack of data. If the probability is 50%, the estimated range narrows significantly, to only 3.3 – 5.2 million excess deaths in Asia, 0.8 -1.6 million in Africa and 8 ,2 – 10.5 million cases worldwide. In 2020, the number of daily deaths increased during 33/52 weeks. After a brief lull in early 2021, they bounced to new highs, largely due to the tragedy in India. According to estimates, the South Asian country is seeing between 6,000 and 31,000 deaths a day, far exceeding the official figure of about 4,000, in line with independent epidemiological estimates. Remarkably, the death rate from the epidemic is actually worse in richer countries. For Asia and Africa, the estimated death toll per million population is about half that of Europe. India is just the equivalent of Britain, at least for the time being. If two communities have the same level of health care, the community with more elderly people will have a higher number of deaths. If demographics are the only differentiating factor, estimates suggest that epidemic deaths in Japan (mean age 48) are 13 times higher than in Uganda (mean age 17). However, in absolute terms, the mortality rate among the young and poor population is much higher than that of the rich population of the same age group. And for the elderly in poor countries, the situation is clearly dire. The number of excess deaths (red) and the number of officially announced deaths by week in the US. Photo: The Economist Meaning of model The fact that mortality rates are relatively low in the developing world seems to be due to age several different meanings, as the virus is spreading more easily among younger people, a finding that has been reinforced by investigations. serum value. This implies many cases of non-fatal illness. It also means that the virus has a lot of opportunities to mutate. There is a documented exception where in some Southeast Asian countries, mortality rates appear to be very low. It is possible that residents here are benefiting from “cross-immunity”, the level of protection against SARS-CoV-2 caused by infection in other virus outbreaks in the area in the past. But, unfortunately, there are now signs that the numbers are on the rise. The Economist’s estimation model is the first of its kind, though not the only way to deduce the total number of deaths from Covid-19. However, Ariel Karlinsky, a statistician at Israel’s Kohelet Economic Forum think tank, notes that either way, the estimates are no substitute for official data. Tuan Anh

Icons of the Instagram application. Photo: Reuters The campaign for a non-commercial childhood and the Electronic Privacy Information Center are two of the nearly 100 organizations and activists for children from North America, Europe, Africa and Africa. Ocean has signed a letter to CEO Zuckerberg on April 15. The content of the letter stated that the Instagram photo-sharing app – owned by Facebook – “exploits teenagers’ fears of lagging behind, as well as the desire to receive acceptance from peers.” According to the letter, “this platform is constantly focusing on appearance, display and personal branding, thereby posing challenges to privacy and the fun of young people.” The letter also cites concerns about “green beards”, bullying in schools, and teen-inappropriate content on the platform. Like the parent company, the social network Facebook, the Instagram app only allows users over 13 years old to participate. However, verifying the user’s actual age is difficult to verify. The letter states: “What happened shows the negative risk of Facebook exploiting young users and thereby exposing them to unpredictable dangers. This shows that the company is not suitable for privacy. how to manage a teenage photo sharing and texting app In short, a kid’s Instagram page puts kids at serious risk, while only so much. Less benefits for families “. The call comes as Facebook claims it is developing a test version of Instagram exclusively for children under 13 and under the control of parents. According to Facebook, a lot of children want to use Instagram to connect with relatives and they are the next generation of Internet users. Facebook spokesperson Stephanie Otway said: “The reality is that children are living online. They want to connect with family and friends, have fun and learn, and we want to help them. do it in a safe and age-appropriate manner. According to Otway, Facebook is working with mental health and child development experts to find solutions that prioritize their safety and privacy on social media. In fact, the Instagram application – which currently has more than a billion users – has also taken many measures to protect “child customers” such as: not allowing underage children to create accounts, preventing adults from creating accounts. to contact young users they don’t know, or block users with “suspicious behavior” from trying to interact with teenagers.