Rising US prices Fed chief is dampening Inflation concerns

Status: 23.06.2021 9:39 a.m.

The head of the US Federal Reserve sees the reason for the current high inflation primarily in the recovery of the economy. The unexpectedly strong effects would soon fade, Powell said.

By Torsten Teichmann, ARD studio Washington

The demand in many industries is greater than the supply, meanwhile the prices for raw materials in the USA are rising, employers are having difficulties filling positions: All these effects of the economic upswing at the end of the corona pandemic are stronger than assumed, the head of the Federal Reserve (Fed), Jerome Powell, granted. Nevertheless, there will be no inflation, as in the 1970s, Powell said at a hearing in the US House of Representatives. “These factors will fade over time and we will get back to where we want to go. We are watching this carefully,” he said.

Interest rate hikes planned for 2023

The goal is an inflation rate of just over two percent. In May there was inflation at five percent . The Fed announced last week by the end of 2023, the key interest rate is expected to be increased in two steps to want. But in the short term it remains in the range between 0 and 0.25 percent. Powell had to defend his monetary policy at the hearing in the House of Representatives. Republican MP Steve Scalise accused a visibly annoyed Fed chief that the cheap money policy was harmful to hard-working families.

Steve Scalise criticized Fed policies as harmful to families. Image: REUTERS

Powell replied that lower income groups in particular have not yet benefited from the upswing in the United States. “Real incomes at the lower end of the spectrum are stagnating compared to those at the top,” he said. “Mobility across all income groups has decreased in the US and is now behind that in most other industrialized countries.”

Fed expects economic growth of 6.5 percent

These differences would hold back the US economy and the country as a whole. And that although the Fed is currently assuming that the US economy will grow by 6.5 percent this year with the help of the government’s trillion-dollar stimulus packages

Economic recovery Is Germany’s upswing lagging behind?

Status: 11.06.2021 6:09 p.m.

The corona numbers are falling, economic life is normalizing and the economy is picking up again. Germany seems to be lagging behind its neighbors. Is it really like that? From Lothar Gries, tagesschau.de The British economy grew by 27.6 percent in April compared to the same month last year – a record as the National Statistics Office (ONS) announced. The strong growth figures reflect the economic recovery in the wake of the gradual opening of the economy, which crashed in spring 2020 after the start of the pandemic and the following protective measures. Projected over the year, the British central bank now expects an increase in gross domestic product (GDP) of 7.25 percent. That would be the highest growth rate since 1941. Other European countries such as France are also assuming a strong economic recovery of 5.5 to 5.7 percent for the current year. The Spanish government even expects an increase of 6.5 percent. In fact, in the opinion of most economists, the prospects for economic growth in the euro area have brightened significantly in view of the falling number of corona infections and the global economic recovery. According to the latest information, the European Central Bank (ECB) is therefore assuming an increase in GDP in the euro area of ​​4.6 percent this year.

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Germany far behind in terms of growth

After a strong upward trend, things should go up in the USA, which is still the largest economy in the world. There, the Federal Reserve (Fed) is expecting an increase in economic output of 6.5 percent with a view to the advanced vaccination campaign and the prospect of an economic stimulus package. In China, Germany’s most important trading partner, the economy is likely to grow by as much as 8.5 percent this year. And Germany? Lies far behind in one of the farthest places. The Bundesbank currently expects GDP growth of 3.7 percent for 2021. Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier is even more optimistic. “Thanks to extensive government aid of almost 300 billion euros, the German economy survived the worst of the coronavirus crisis. This year, growth of three and a half to four percent would be possible,” said the minister.

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So is the recovery of the domestic economy lagging behind that of its most important trading partners? The economists of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) give a differentiated answer. It is true that the economy in countries that quickly vaccinate their population against Covid-19 and that contain the infection rate through effective measures is recovering faster than elsewhere.

Already in the summer pre-crisis level

In South Korea and the United States, for example, per capita income is likely to have reached pre-pandemic levels by the end of this month. In large parts of Europe, however, this will only be the case after three years, in Mexico and South Africa it may take five years or more, the OECD fears. Seen in this way, Germany is in a much better position than when looking at the bare growth figures. The Bundesbank estimates that economic output could reach pre-crisis levels again this summer. The economists of the OECD expect that this will not be the case until the end of the year.

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Nevertheless, the recovery in Germany would still be faster than in Italy, France or Spain. In these countries, GDP per capita is unlikely to be above the level of the end of 2019 until the middle of next year, according to the forecast of the OECD. It looks particularly bleak for Spain, whose economy will not be above pre-crisis levels again until the summer of 2023. The experts predict that Great Britain will not return to pre-crisis levels until the middle of next year.

Fatal dependence on tourism

This shows the great dependence of these states on the service sector and especially on tourism. In Spain, for example, this industry slumped by 48.4 percent last year, in Italy by 35.1 percent, in Greece even by 55.4 percent, while in Germany it fell by almost 15 percent. Accordingly, GDP fell less sharply in Germany last year than in most of the neighboring countries. This is also due to the comparatively higher share of industry in the overall economy and its unchanged strong exports to China. “How strong the economic recovery will be in each country depends on the level of government support for businesses and vulnerable workers, the degree of dependence on certain industries such as tourism, and health and vaccination policies,” said a May report Study by the OECD. Despite the global economic recovery, global income is likely to be around three trillion dollars lower than before the pandemic by the end of 2022, the OECD estimates. This roughly corresponds to the performance of the French economy.

The Yangtze River Cableway, Hongya Cave, Liziba Railway Station, Ciqikou… Since Chongqing’s tourism became popular, these attractions have soared in popularity, attracting tourists from all over the country to check in. As the epidemic slows, Chongqing’s tourism market has gradually recovered its former vitality. During the Dragon Boat Festival this year, Chongqing has once again become a popular tourist destination, ranking fifth in the list of popular tourist cities in the country.

On the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the reporter followed a one-day group to visit popular scenic spots in Chongqing, and visited the restoration of the Chongqing tourism market, as well as on-site passenger flow and consumption in the scenic spot. From the perspective of visits, the passenger flow in Chongqing during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday has clearly recovered, and the popularity of popular scenic spots is generally higher, but from the perspective of tourism consumption, there is still much room for improvement.

Popular attractions are very popular, and it may be an hour longer when it is 10 minutes late

“This year’s May Day, the queue alone will take 4 hours here. There are not as many people on the Dragon Boat Festival as May Day, but if you are 10 minutes late, you may queue for an additional hour.” At Xinhua Road, Yuzhong District At the Yangtze River Cableway Scenic Area, the tour guide Xiao Cai said to the group of tourists.

In the past, the Yangtze River Cableway was only a means of transportation for citizens to travel between the two sides of the strait. It only took 4 minutes for a one-way trip and only 8 minutes for the round trip. As this means of transportation has become a popular way for tourists to enjoy the scenery of the Liangjiang River, the queuing time is often calculated in hours, which has generally exceeded the riding time.

Due to the early departure, the team had reached the scenic spot before 8 o’clock. At the time of departure, there were almost no people in front of the queue, and when returning, there was already a queue.

The tour guide Xiao Cai told upstream reporters that since Chongqing became popular on the Internet, whether it is the Yangtze River Cableway, the Lizaba Track Station, or Hongya Cave, these scenic spots are inevitably crowded during holidays. “Queues are normal, but the queue time must be reduced for group tours, so as to take everyone to more scenic spots in the limited time.”

In addition to taking the Yangtze River Cableway, the tour guide Xiao Cai also took everyone to the Liziba Railway Station, Shancheng Alley, and Shangqing Temple Auditorium. In the afternoon, the itinerary is more compact, including Bai Residence, Zhazi Cave, Ciqikou and Hongya Cave. Except for the Hongya Cave at the end of the itinerary, the time to stay at the scenic spots during this period is no more than one and a half hours. For a trail like Shancheng Alley that can be visited more deeply, the stay time is only nearly 30 minutes.

“It’s true that the stay at each attraction is relatively short, and there are many people in each attraction. But after all, it’s understandable that it’s a’net celebrity’ city.” Liu Chunhua from Nanning, Guangxi told upstream reporters that this was her first visit. The most anticipated attractions in Chongqing are Liziba Railway Station and Hongya Cave. “After coming this time, I have already developed the idea of ​​doing it again. I hope that afterwards I can take a deep dive and stop at the places I am interested in.”

The passenger flow has recovered significantly, and the level of tourism consumption still has room for improvement

Data shows that during the Dragon Boat Festival, Chongqing’s A-level tourist attractions received 6.38 million tourists, an increase of 139.8% and 1.6% year-on-year compared with 2020 and 2019, respectively. This means that the Chongqing Dragon Boat Festival tourism market has returned to the pre-epidemic level, and there has been a slight growth.

So, what are the characteristics of the tourist groups and consumption of popular attractions in Chongqing? In the process of following a one-day tour, the reporter found that Liziba Railway Station, Shancheng Alley, Ciqikou, Hongya Cave and other scenic spots have higher passenger flow and richer age groups. Among them, Shancheng Alley, Ciqikou, and Hongya Cave are more attractive to tourists, mainly focusing on dining, souvenirs, and leisure experience. While the red attractions such as Bai Mansion and Zhazidong are mainly family and group tourists, everyone is more inclined to visit, and the proportion of tourists buying souvenirs here is relatively small.

Take a one-day tour as an example. There are 16 tourists in the tour, and the overall level of tourism consumption is low. From the point of view of the cost of group registration, the online fee for participating in the group is relatively low, as low as 38 yuan per person, and 80 yuan per visitor to the store. Other consumption mainly comes from catering, tickets for some scenic spots, as well as twists, beef jerky, The cost of purchasing specialty products such as dried tofu. According to observations, the average family spends 200 to 300 yuan to buy local products. In addition, some tourists choose not to buy local products.

If all self-funded scenic spots (WFC viewing platform 100 yuan/person, Yangtze River Ropeway round-trip 30 yuan/person, Liangjiang cruise ship 158 yuan/person) are included, the group registration standard of 80 yuan per person, plus noon A group meal is 35 yuan, and a single person buys 200 yuan of souvenirs, and the total cost is 603 yuan. If tourists report online for a group and do not buy local products, the overall consumption is expected to be lower.

Industry insiders told reporters that the main reasons for the low consumption of one-day tour groups in the city are due to several reasons: one is that one-day tour groups include many classic scenic spots in the city, and the stay time of a single scenic spot is relatively short. Tourists spend less time for in-depth experience; second, most of the tourists who participate in such one-day tours fancy benefits, and their own willingness to travel consumption is not so strong; third, the tourist specialties and experience items offered to tourists in the current market are still To be improved, further efforts are needed to focus on quality, creativity, and service.

“One-day tours are only part of the travel market. The tour fee does not include entrance fees, accommodation, catering, etc., but mainly the fare and tour guide explanation fee. If it is a boutique tour or an in-depth tour, no matter if the tour fee is reported or The consumption level of accommodation, catering, specialty products, etc. will be quite different from that of large group day trips,” the person said.

With the emergence of new characteristics in the cultural tourism market, how should Chongqing seize the opportunity?

Data from the Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism shows that during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday this year, 5A-level scenic spots, urban tours, and red tourism have all been welcomed. For example, the Hongyadong Folk Customs Area received 152,000 tourists, and the Ciqikou Ancient Town Scenic Area received 105,000 tourists, both of which are highly popular.

According to a report released by Fliggy, nearly 70% of this year’s Dragon Boat Festival trips were born in the 1990s, and the number of bookings for afternoon tours at the end of 00 has the fastest growth rate. In addition to the high demand for surrounding tours, niche immersive experiences such as cruise ship script killing and “Mars camp” have emerged, as well as new highlights such as night tours and red tourism.

In this context, how should Chongqing seize the opportunity? Professor Luo Zibo, chief expert of the Yangtze River Tourism Research Base of China Tourism Research Institute and senior consultant of Chongqing Tourism Economic Development, told upstream news reporters: “This year’s Dragon Boat Festival is restricted by the short period of time and the rebound of the epidemic in some areas. The flow of tourists in Chongqing is still It is a good result to be able to reach the level of the same period in 2019, which proves that the tourism market is recovering. After years of development, the level of tourism consumption in Chongqing has been improved, but there is still much room for improvement.”

He suggested that, from the perspective of tourism products, for traditional festivals such as Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival, each scenic spot should combine its own characteristics, integrate traditional cultural experience activities into it, pay attention to the development of cultural connotation, and extend to tourism specialties and cultural and creative products. Currently, the development of this area is still not enough. Second, the Chongqing tourism market needs to further improve the quality of tourism products, do a good job of stratification of customer groups, and provide corresponding products according to the needs of different customer groups; third, pay attention to the needs of young tourists. Post-90s, post-95s, and post-00s have quite different travel preferences from those born in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. It can focus on entertainment, entertainment, performing arts, catering, etc., to enhance fashion, sense of participation, and enrich the types of tourism products.

In addition, regarding the improvement of tourism experience, an industry source pointed out: “First of all, Chongqing should seize the needs of high-end tourists, upgrade the hotel construction and development, and build the hotel in a deep, high-quality, and themed direction. The second is , Chongqing can develop more night tourism projects, in addition to traditional catering consumption, add more tourism-derived experience forms, more night tourism gameplay, and create unique night tourism IP.”

Regarding souvenirs, Liao Wei, general manager of Chongqing China Travel Service Group, believes: “Compared with the previous two years, Chongqing’s tourism consumption in eating, playing, and housing has improved significantly. However, in terms of buying, due to travel companions The souvenirs are still concentrated on twists, rice crackers and other delicacies. The packaging lacks quality and creativity, and cannot fully meet the gift-giving needs of consumers everywhere. It is recommended to develop a collection of special gift packages for gift-giving needs in the future, and enhance the fashion of outer packaging , Aesthetics; in addition, we should continue to explore the characteristic cultures of various regions, develop practical and beautiful products, so that more Chongqing intangible cultural heritage culture can be accepted by more foreign tourists.”

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Accordingly, female patient HTH (37 years old) was admitted to Bac Giang Lung Hospital on May 26, receiving oxygen, but her disease progress was not good. By May 28, the patient was given HFNC (high-flow oxygen therapy through a nasal cannula). On 2-6, the patient was intubated, mechanical ventilation, dialysis, antibiotics. Treating severe Covid-19 patients in Bac Giang At 8 pm on June 14, the patient was transferred to the ICU Center and continued to receive mechanical ventilation, dialysis, and vasopressor use. However, the development of heart failure was very severe, requiring high-dose vasopressors, bilateral diffuse lung damage, and did not respond to optimal medical treatment. On the afternoon of June 15, the patient was assigned to conduct ECMO placement. As the person who directly treats the patient, Dr. Nguyen Tan Hung – Deputy Head of the Department of Intensive Care and Anti-Poison (Danang Hospital), Head of the Da Nang Medical Delegation in Bac Giang Hospital – said that after placing ECMO, vasopressors were discontinued and the blood oxygenation index improved. However, the prognosis for this 37-year-old female patient with Covid-19 is still severe because of damage to both her heart and lungs. Previously, on June 12, at this center, ECMO was also placed for NTT patients (67 years old). The patient tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, then was admitted to Bac Giang Lung Hospital for treatment from June 3 with shortness of breath, cough, SpO2 85%, mechanical ventilation and dialysis. Medical facilities are having 117 Covid-19 patients with severe prognosis On June 12, the patient was transferred to the ICU in a very serious condition, unresponsive to the ventilator, so he was intubated, mechanically ventilated, but the patient’s lungs were badly damaged and spread to both sides. The patient was placed by the team of Danang Hospital and medical staff within the same day. According to Dr. Hung, the patient is now awake, still dependent on ECMO, and his lungs are on an improving trend. It is known that as of the afternoon of June 15, there are 60 patients at the 101-bed ICU Intensive Care Center. In which, the good news is that more than 25 patients have been successfully weaned from HFNC; Eight patients tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 for the first time and two patients had a negative test for SARS-CoV-2 for the second time. According to the Treatment Sub-Committee, the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, so far, there are 117 Covid-19 patients with severe prognosis in health facilities nationwide, 52 cases with very severe prognosis, and 6 cases with severe prognosis. case is at risk of death. There are 13 cases of ECMO intervention in the whole country, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, there are 4 serious and critical cases requiring ECMO intervention. Assoc. Prof-Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Administration, has sent an official dispatch to the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City on actively strengthening the management and treatment of Covid-19 cases and daily case reports. . To ensure the best management, care and treatment for patients, the Treatment Subcommittee (National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control), directs medical examination and treatment facilities to focus as much as possible. all resources to prioritize management, treatment and comprehensive care for Covid-19 cases. Line up treatment of cases in accordance with the patient’s condition, closely monitor the progress of each case, organize inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional consultations, consult with the Professional Council of the Ministry of Health through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Manage and operate online to support the diagnosis and treatment of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health (when needed) to plan the best treatment for patients.

Inside a shopping mall in the capital Kuala Lumpur, June 1. (Photo: Reuters) The Malaysian Government’s strategy to bring the country out of the Covid-19 crisis consists of four stages and specific criteria. Accept economic damage to flatten the epidemic curve Malaysia began implementing a nationwide blockade order from June 1, after the number of daily cases exceeded 9,000 cases and put tremendous pressure on the health system. Restrictive measures will be extended until June 28. In a televised speech on June 15, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that the nationwide blockade order had helped Malaysia “flatten the curve” of the epidemic and avoid falling into a tragedy. During the lockdown, the Malaysian economy suffered about one billion ringgit a day (about $243 million). Most businesses have to close, except for some essential service and economic sectors. However, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that “light will be at the end of the tunnel” when it comes to speeding up vaccinations. Yassin announced the recovery plan as the number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia continues to decline and an additional 16 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been secured to the country by the end of July. National Recovery Plan in four phases Prime Minister Yassin announced a four-stage National Recovery Plan with three specific indicators to use as a basis for deciding whether to lift restrictions and if so, when. Each phase will be implemented based on the average number of cases per day, the capacity of the public health system and the population vaccination rate. Malaysia is in phase one of this plan. The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country remains high, the public health system is in a very critical situation, the vaccination rate is low, and the nationwide movement control order is in effect. In stages, restrictions on economic activities and the social sector will be further eased. The nationwide movement control order took effect from June 11. (Photo: AP) Malaysia will move to phase two of the plan if the daily number of new cases falls below 4,000 cases per day, the vaccination rate reaches 10%, and the intensive care units operate at “moderate” capacity. If in phase one, only essential services are allowed to operate, all fields and social activities are banned, then in phase two, there will be some more economic sectors such as manufacturing industry The output is allowed to operate up to 80% capacity. However, social activities and interstate travel are still not allowed. The government wants to bring the country into phase two as early as next July. Malaysia will enter phase three when the daily number of cases falls below 2,000 cases per day, the health care system operates in a more comfortable state and at least 40% of the population receives two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine- 19. All economic sectors will be allowed to operate, except for those considered high risk such as at nightclubs, pubs, event centers, spas and beauty salons. “All economic sectors will be operating at 80% capacity, similar to the second phase. And social activities such as education and some sports activities may resume in stages,” Yassin said. He expressed hope that Malaysia will move to phase three as early as the end of August. The fourth phase will take place when the daily number of cases is less than 500 cases/day, the health system and intensive care beds operate at a safe level, at least 60% of the population is fully vaccinated. “Based on the predictions of the National Covid-19 Vaccination Plan, this transition is expected to be implemented as early as October 2021,” Prime Minister Yassin said. At that time, all economic sectors will be back to work, more social restrictions will be lifted and interstate travel and domestic travel will be resumed. To date, Malaysia has recorded more than 667,876 cases of Covid-19, of which more than 4,000 have died and nearly 594 thousand have completely recovered. Malaysia recorded more than 5,000 new cases on almost all days from May 19 to now. Currently, Malaysia ranks third in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia and the Philippines, in the number of Covid-19 cases.

On May 28, the patient was given high-flow oxygen (HFNC). On June 2, the patient was intubated with mechanical ventilation, osiris dialysis, and used antibiotics. At 8pm on June 14, the patient was transferred to the Intensive Care Center (ICU, 101 beds, the largest in the North) and continued to receive mechanical ventilation, dialysis, and vasopressors. However, the patient’s condition developed very severe heart failure, had to take high-dose vasopressors, had bilateral diffuse lung damage, and did not respond to optimal medical treatment. At 4 pm on 15/6, the patient was assigned to place ECMO. Experts from the Intensive Care Center in Bac Giang are still making efforts to treat patients with COVID-19. According to Dr. Nguyen Tan Hung, deputy head of the Department of Intensive Care and Anti-toxicity, Da Nang Hospital, Head of the Da Nang Medical Delegation at Bac Giang Hospital, after placing ECMO, the patient improved the blood oxygenation index. However, the prognosis is still severe because of both heart and lung damage. Previously, experts from the Intensive Care Center also booked ECMO for NTT patient, 67 years old, in Bac Giang. The patient tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, then was admitted to Bac Giang Lung Hospital for treatment from June 3 with shortness of breath, cough, SpO2 85%, HFNC breathing and dialysis. According to Dr. Hung, currently, the patient is awake but still dependent on ECMO, the lungs are tending to improve. As of the afternoon of June 15, the Intensive Care Center in Bac Giang is treating 60 patients. In which, 25 patients were successfully weaned from HFNC, 8 patients tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 for the first time and 2 patients tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 for the second time.

According to information from the largest intensive care center in the North, female patient HTH (37 years old) admitted to Bac Giang Lung Hospital on May 26 received oxygen, but her disease progress was not good. On May 28, the patient was given HFNC breathing. On June 2, the patient was intubated with mechanical ventilation, osiris dialysis, and used antibiotics. At 20:00 on June 14, the patient was transferred to the 101-bed ICU Intensive Care Center and continued to receive mechanical ventilation, dialysis, and vasopressor use. However, the state of right heart failure is very severe, must use high-dose vasopressors, diffuse bilateral lung damage, does not respond to optimal medical treatment. Therefore, at 4 pm on June 15, the patient was assigned to conduct ECMO placement. As the person who directly treats the patient, Doctor Nguyen Tan Hung – Deputy Head of the Intensive Care and Anti-Poison Department (Da Nang Hospital) – Head of the Da Nang Medical Delegation at Bac Giang Hospital said: “After placing ECMO , the patient was able to stop vasopressors and improve the blood oxygenation index. However, the prognosis remains severe because of damage to both the heart and lungs. Previously, on June 12, at the 101-bed ICU Intensive Care Center, ECMO was also placed for NTT patients (67 years old). The patient tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, then was admitted to Bac Giang Lung Hospital for treatment from June 3 with shortness of breath, cough, SpO2 85%, HFNC breathing and dialysis. At 12 o’clock on June 12, the patient was transferred to the 101-bed ICU Center in a very serious condition, unresponsive to HFNC, so he was intubated, mechanically ventilated, but the patient’s lungs were severely damaged and diffused. On both sides, P/F is lower than 60. The patient was ordered by the team of Danang Hospital and friends to place an ECMO on 12/6. With this case, up to now, according to Dr. Nguyen Tan Hung: “The patient is awake, still dependent on ECMO, the lungs are tending to improve, wish all the best for the patient”. It is known that as of the afternoon of June 15, there are 60 patients at the 101-bed ICU Intensive Care Center. In which, the good news is that more than 25 patients have been successfully weaned from HFNC; Eight patients tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 for the first time and two patients had a negative test for SARS-CoV-2 for the second time.

According to information from the Center for Intensive Care, female patient HTH (37 years old) was admitted to Bac Giang Lung Hospital on May 26 and given oxygen, but her disease progress was not good. On May 28, the patient was given HFNC (High Flow Oxygen Therapy through the Nasal Catheter). On June 2, the patient was intubated with mechanical ventilation, osiris dialysis, and used antibiotics. Severe COVID-19 patients placed ECMO at the largest Intensive Care Center in the North. At 8 pm on June 14, the patient was transferred to the Intensive Care Center and continued to receive mechanical ventilation, dialysis, and vasopressor use. However, the state of right heart failure is very severe, must use high-dose vasopressors, diffuse bilateral lung damage, does not respond to optimal medical treatment. Therefore, at 4 pm on June 15, the patient was assigned to conduct ECMO placement. As the person who directly treats the patient, Dr. Nguyen Tan Hung – Deputy Head of the Department of Intensive Care and Anti-Poison (Danang Hospital), Head of the Da Nang Medical Delegation at Bac Giang Hospital said: “After placing ECMO, The patient was able to stop the vasopressors and improve the blood oxygenation index. However, the prognosis remains severe because of damage to both the heart and lungs. Previously, on June 12, at the Intensive Care Center, ECMO was placed for NTT patient (67 years old). The patient tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, then was admitted to Bac Giang Lung Hospital for treatment from June 3 with shortness of breath, cough, SpO2 85%, HFNC breathing and dialysis. At 12 o’clock on June 12, the patient was transferred to the 101-bed Intensive Care Center in a very serious condition, unresponsive to HFNC, so he was intubated, mechanically ventilated, but the patient’s lungs were severely damaged. spread on both sides. The patient was placed on ECMO right on 12/6. With this case, up to now, according to Dr. Nguyen Tan Hung: “The patient is awake, still dependent on ECMO, the lungs are tending to improve. Wishing all the best to the patient.” As of the afternoon of June 15, there were 60 patients at the 101-bed ICU Intensive Care Center. In which, the good news is that more than 25 patients have been successfully weaned from HFNC; Eight patients tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 for the first time and two patients tested negative for the second time.

The sisters said to me: We can do everything to share with you, only we can’t rush in to treat patients together.” . Just hearing that, we felt so grateful. In the past 41 days with over 50 critically ill and critical patients, our ICU has never been so “epic”. Patients spread from area 1 to zone 2, a total of 50 ICU beds. Something is missing, the ICU has it. We live and work with a number of “assets” of up to many billions of dong: High-function ventilators up to more than 50 “em”, ECMO to nearly a dozen staging, Prismaflex to nearly 20 “em”; The artificial kidney machine also reached nearly 20 “em”. We go to bed also worry about the machine… scratch the paint. About 41 days, the ICU alone consumed 150 Oxiris filters, 50 sets of M100s, 10 sets of ECMO and 2000 bags of Prismazon. Thought I saw… terrible! *** So more than a month has passed, time flies. Today, the ICU house is as crowded as a festival, busy and chaotic. There are joys, but many sorrows. This is probably the most memorable time of our lives. Colleague love, comradeship, love, humanity are all here. The pressures and hardships we have never dared to complain or complain about, because I know that our hardships are just a small corner in the fierceness of the COVID-19 pandemic. We here only know how to do our best, wholeheartedly to save the critical COVID-19 cases. And, in the past 1 month, over about 4,000 new cases of this fourth outbreak, many of which are severe, fast-paced, and critical. Many patients are very sick, but have escaped death spectacularly. Tracheostomy for COVID-19 patients at the ICU bed. One thing I am sure of is that my female colleagues have shed tears at least once in the past 41 days. Because they are not the same person, they are also weak and weak. They have an average weight of less than 50kg, a height of less than 1.6m, but their strength is extraordinary and their love is intense. They love their job, love people, love all of this life. They fight with love for their profession, with their duties and responsibilities as doctors. They have overcome many hardships and challenges, although everyone faces the risk of infection and the work intensity is terrible. I love those girls, the golden girls in the COVID-19 village. Small but strong, weak but indomitable. The pandemic is so fierce, we are just a small corner in this pandemic. Do not dare to be pompous. But everything we experienced is very difficult to describe in words. Female friends can burst into tears. Who can bear to think of a baby crying all night because of thirst for milk, when a loved one has to be separated without a date to return, this tear cannot be swallowed. Who can be at ease when the whole family goes to fight the epidemic, leaving a sick and lonely mother in a 12m2 motel. And who can rest easy when both parents rush to the front line, leaving the child bewildered all night. We have chosen to sacrifice many things to contribute a part to the great cause. And male medics behave their way. They ran down to the yard, screaming like a man out of control. What is he shouting, you know? “50 patients! 50 patients! Fight to the end! Fight to the end!” (50 patients related to COVID-19 have died, by noon on June 15, the number of patients who died was 61). God, I felt my eyes go away, and I wanted to hug him and cry. That is the person who always volunteered to bury the ill COVID-19 patients, who had no loved ones by their side at the time of death. Please adhere to 5K and cherish precious vaccines Life is inherently impermanent, leaves fall to the roots. Those unfortunate people, they died without family, but we, the doctors, the nurses were always with them, holding their hands throughout the battle. With a mortality rate of less than 3%. If forced to choose to meet the amount of that 3%. I firmly believe those people, people who have reached an age that is rare, who have tasted all the bitterness of life, who have struggled with cancer. They will be willing to accept the departure. to leave the lushness of life to flourish. Giving life to a 25-week-old baby, giving up the happiness of a couple’s love to a 27-year-old boy, giving up the dedication to science of doctors, or simply giving up smiles to children… They know that we have put our heart and soul into pulling them out of the gate! They knew that we had spent the last 41 days up all night beside them, they knew that the doctor’s eyes were wilted from lack of sleep. Today is the 41st day, I don’t know how many long days and nights will be left, we have to fight the epidemic and win against COVID-19. No one is allowed to fall. We want people to adhere to the 5K, to appreciate the precious doses of vaccines. Get vaccinated if you can, and support the Vaccine Foundation if you can afford it. Let’s join hands to fight the pandemic and spread love. Me and my friends are proud to be soldiers in white at the heart of this storm… Nurse Nguyen Thi Thuong ( Chief Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases )

Theme of World Environment Day 2021: “Ecosystem Restoration”. (Photo: nationbytes.com) On June 5, 1972, on the opening day of the first World Environment Conference held in Stockholm, Sweden, World Environment Day was officially proclaimed by the United Nations Environment Program. During the session on December 15, 1972, the United Nations General Assembly (UN) issued an official resolution. Since then, World Environment Day June 5 has been solemnly celebrated in more than 100 countries around the world. The purpose of World Environment Day is to focus worldwide attention on the importance of the environment and to encourage political attention and environmental action. This event makes environmental issues humane; empowering people to be active agents of equitable and sustainable development; improve communities’ understanding of the key role in changing behavior towards environmental issues; ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future. 2021: Launching Ecosystem Recovery World Environment Day 2021 will see the start of the “Decade of Ecosystem Restoration”. The UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration is a rallying call to protect and revitalize ecosystems worldwide, for the benefit of people and nature. Ecosystems play an extremely important role in human life, providing people with invaluable benefits such as stabilizing the climate, purifying the air, providing oxygen, providing water, food, etc. medicine… In addition, ecosystems are also habitats for wildlife species. However, ecosystems are currently experiencing the fastest degradation rates in human history because they are facing enormous threats such as deforestation; water pollution of lakes, rivers and streams; wetlands become dry; coastal and marine areas are degraded and overexploited. According to the study, the degradation of land and marine ecosystems reduces the well-being of 3.2 billion people and causes an estimated 10% loss of global gross product annually due to the loss of species and ecosystem services. Currently, about 20% of the planet’s vegetation surface shows trends in productivity reductions related to erosion, depletion and pollution in all parts of the world. By 2050, degradation and climate change could reduce crop yields globally by 10% and up to 50% in some regions. In response to this situation, on March 1, 2021, the United Nations General Assembly declared the period 2021 – 2030 as the “Decade of Ecosystem Restoration” to scale up the restoration of ecosystems. degraded and destroyed ecosystems to combat the climate crisis, increase food security, water resources and biodiversity. Ecosystem Restoration means assisting in the restoration of degraded or destroyed ecosystems, as well as preserving intact ecosystems. Healthier ecosystems, with richer biodiversity, offer more benefits to humans such as more fertile soils, greater fish and wood production, and greater amounts of stored greenhouse gases. . All types of ecosystems can be restored, including forests, farmland, cities, wetlands, and oceans. Recovery initiatives can be launched by almost anyone, from governments and development agencies to businesses, communities and individuals. Because there are many and varied causes of ecosystem degradation and at different scales. The UN’s “Decade of Ecosystem Restoration” runs from 2021 to 2030, which is also the final deadline of the Sustainable Development Goals and the timeline that scientists have identified as the foundation. Last chance to avert catastrophic climate change. Only with healthy ecosystems can we enhance people’s livelihoods, limit disease, combat climate change and prevent the collapse of biodiversity.

Sun Group sponsors the complete installation of equipment for an ICU with a scale of 100 multi-purpose beds. Facing the complicated situation of the COVID-19 epidemic with the number of cases increasing rapidly in Bac Giang in recent days, Sun Group has decided to sponsor complete installation equipment for a center. Intensive resuscitation ICU with a scale of 100 multi-function beds at the Psychiatric Hospital (in Song Mai commune, Bac Giang city, Bac Giang province). All medical equipment that Sun Group sponsors for Bac Giang will comply with specific technical standards set forth by experts of Bach Mai Hospital and the working group of the Ministry of Health, in order to ensure the quality of equipment. qualified, meeting the requirements of treating severe COVID-19 patients. Accordingly, the ICU ICU will be equipped with the most modern ICU machines and equipment today, such as: Central oxygen coordinator; Compressor; Air dryer; digital portable X-ray machine; Patient monitor ≥ 5 parameters; Low pressure continuous suction machine; Cyclic dialysis machine (HD); Non-invasive hemodynamic… The time for equipment supply and installation is expected to be completed within 07 days from the date of handing over the site which is eligible for construction. With some special machines that need to be imported from abroad, the handover time may take longer, but Sun Group said it will try to push the progress as soon as possible so that the Center can be put into operation in a timely manner. treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients. Sharing about the decision to sponsor Bac Giang at this time, Ms. Bui Thi Thanh Huong, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director of Sun Group said: “Bac Giang is the most complicated epidemic center in the country, demanding with the support and help of the Government and the whole community to be able to overcome. Helping Bac Giang fight the epidemic is also helping the whole country to overcome the pandemic soon.” Since the beginning of the epidemic season, Sun Group has been one of the pioneering enterprises, accompanying many localities across the country in the prevention and control of COVID-19. Right from the days when Vietnam had the first COVID-19 case, Sun Group’s Van Don International Airport has pioneered to welcome back flights carrying Vietnamese citizens from the “epidemic centers” in the world. Up to now, Van Don airport has welcomed 200 rescue flights, bringing about 40,000 Vietnamese people back home and foreign experts to Vietnam to work. During the 2nd and 3rd COVID-19 epidemics, Sun Group sponsored and directly installed and constructed two large-scale field hospitals, creating a “steel shield” for Da Nang city and Da Nang city. Hai Duong, further strengthen the conditions to overcome the pandemic when these two localities become epidemic centers. In addition, this group has also actively supported the epidemic prevention and control in many provinces and cities across the country such as Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh, Lang Son, Tay Ninh, etc. with various forms such as monetary donations. face, donating PCR testing machines and COVID-19 test kits, as well as providing necessities for border guards and epidemic prevention work in border provinces… Thus, up to now, not to mention two field hospitals During the war in Da Nang and Hai Duong, the total cost Sun Group has supported for the prevention of COVID-19 in localities across the country is nearly 90 billion VND.

Localities must review and increase their capacity for emergency, active resuscitation and treatment of Covid-19 patients. Illustration The official cable stated that, from April 28, 2021 up to now, the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic has had very serious developments. The whole country recorded over 2,000 cases of Covid-19 in 30 provinces and cities; 9 deaths. About 10% of cases have severe and very severe course. Some localities do not have good preparation for emergency and active resuscitation conditions, so when there are serious cases, they are awkwardly handled and transferred to higher levels, putting pressure and overloading on end-line hospitals. Faced with this serious challenge, the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control is the head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control; Chairman of the People’s Committees of provinces and cities urgently consolidate the conditions of facilities, equipment and emergency vehicles, especially ventilators, central oxygen systems, compressed air, consumables, medicines. necessary; strengthen the capacity of emergency and active resuscitation at provincial and municipal general hospitals and hospitals assigned to collect and treat Covid-19 cases. Provinces and cities that have not detected Covid-19 cases immediately send treatment teams to train and improve their diagnostic and treatment capacity at last-line hospitals (or train online). The National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control criticized hospitals assigned to treat Covid-19 in some provinces and cities for their lack of initiative in emergency work, active resuscitation, and case treatment. disease Covid-19. The Steering Committees for Covid-19 Prevention and Control in the provinces and cities direct the directors of the health departments and the directors of the hospitals to review the capacity of hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients in the area; prepare conditions to receive, isolate and treat patients according to the motto “4 on the spot”. The Department of Health and hospitals report daily case progress, treatment capacity, emergency, and active resuscitation on the online software cdc.kcb.vn. Localities are ready to prepare plans to assign at least one hospital in the area as a field hospital (based on the local population size), including arranging emergency and intensive care areas and prepare medical equipment and other conditions. 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 users who have installed Bluezone. If Bluetooth is not already on, 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.

There are as many as millions of discussions on this issue on search engines, but most of them are the speeches of ordinary netizens, or the self-talk of some parents of children with language development delays. It is rare to see authoritative experts have the final word. thesis. Because even different majors will have their own different opinions based on their own experience, practical cases, etc., and there are more controversies.

Babies have language development delays, and family conflicts are bound to be many. From rehabilitation to raising, there are always various conceptual differences between the two generations. In particular, there are many different understandings about the expectations of children’s recovery.

The biggest controversy is the question of how to recover. Some families persist in finding solutions for their children, and some parents lose confidence after experiencing the arduous recovery process and give up their last hope of correction for their children.

Can language delay be completely resolved?

Babies with language retardation are most afraid of some congenital reasons, because such a baby’s recovery expectations are really not optimistic.

1. Language development delay caused by mental retardation.

   Intellectual developmental disorder itself is a major problem in medicine. If the problem of intellectual development is not solved, then language development cannot be solved. Because language and intelligence develop simultaneously, language is the result of wisdom awakening and cognitive learning. Without intellectual support, understanding and expression will not form language symbols. From the perspective of language elements such as grammar, semantics, phonetics, and pragmatics, they are both A certain learning ability is required to obtain it. Therefore, it is very difficult for children with language development delay to recover, and it is unlikely that they will heal themselves.

2. Language development delay caused by cerebral palsy.

   The causes of cerebral palsy are also more complicated. It is a serious pathological disease, especially cerebral palsy that destroys the language center, which will have irreversible negative effects on various functions of language, such as visual language center, motor language center, and vision. Sexual language center, written language center, etc., even if the children have normal intelligence, they will show a lot of backwardness in physical or language. For this kind of children, parents need to rationally treat the expected value of rehabilitation, maintain confidence, and use intellectual development. Make up for the lag in behavior and let the child develop as much as possible.

3. Language development delay caused by neurological reasons.

For example, children with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit, and hyperactivity disorder are only one of the core symptoms. There are many rehabilitation problems, language is only one of them, and even some causes are associated with life, and they are all so far. Medical problems, rehabilitation is very difficult, and the hope of self-healing is slim.

What kind of language developmental delay is easy to recover?

1. Some types caused by organic reasons, such as hearing impairment, cleft palate disorder, dysarthria, etc., children’s language development lags behind children of the same age. After solving pathological problems and repairing congenital defects, they can use functional rehabilitation, Language correction will quickly catch up with children of the same age in terms of language ability.

2. Because of the lack of early language environment, the language development lacks necessary education and guidance, and the language development is temporarily lagging behind. Between school age 0-6, there are many opportunities to recover and return to normal language skills.

   Linguistic developmental delay is a comprehensive subject with complex reasons and far-reaching impact. So far, I have not seen a case of that child recovering on his own without the help of the orthodontist. The recovery time for these children is very precious, and the recovery process is long and arduous.

   

How to develop a rehabilitation strategy?

The rehabilitation results of language retardation depend largely on the children’s own development level, especially the physiological development basis that determines the prognosis. The same intervention skills and training methods have very different results on different children.

Therefore, they may need to intervene in more comprehensive technical applications, training skills, specific training programs, and consider the following situations:

1. Evaluation is the foundation and the starting point . All training plans and rehabilitation skills must be based on the evaluation results, that is, it is necessary to understand the current level of the child’s language ability, key defects, possible difficulties, easily disturbed factors, etc., to understand these, to determine the training. Starting point, goal, and training content. To ensure that the training can be effective, and get continuous improvement.

2. The age limit and the gap between backwardness. Regardless of age development restrictions, it is easy to make the training content out of reality, because the age is too young, you must consider the limitations that can be allowed in the development process. For example, a 3-year-old baby and a 7-year-old baby need different starting points and different goals in terms of training language understanding and perception.

3. Individual differences and learning ability. The reasons for language development delay are very different, leading to different language learning abilities of children. There is a clear gap between a certain degree of autonomous language learning ability and complete loss of language perception. Others may not feel it, but many language rehabilitation trainers can I realize that the difficulty of their language learning is huge.

4. Priority goals and actual prognosis. The ultimate goal of language retardation must be to make up for the language ability defects, to ensure that the language level of the age-appropriate stage is reached, and to develop independent language development capabilities. For some more serious and very difficult children, the primary goal must be to ensure the function of language reception and transmission. For other children, who have a certain language foundation, priority may be given to improving the perception of language, as well as the improvement of understanding and thinking.

Language development delay is never solved by unilateral rehabilitation training. Parents need to make changes. Not only must they master some family counseling training skills, but also pay attention to improving and adjusting the family nurturing environment.

An image of polluted air was taken on February 13, following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, in Beijing, China. Photo: Reuters. On April 20, the International Energy Agency said that global CO2 emissions from electricity use will increase by nearly 5% this year. This suggests that an economic recovery from Covid-19 could bring many benefits, except for climate sustainability. The IEA’s 2021 Global Energy Assessment predicts that carbon dioxide emissions will rise to 33 billion tons this year, 1.5 billion tons higher than in 2020, the highest increase in more than a decade. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said this year’s increase in emissions this year could be increased by the recovery of coal use in the power sector, which is forecast to be particularly strong in Asia. It will also put pressure on governments to take action on climate change. US President Joe Biden will hold an online summit involving dozens of world leaders this week to discuss climate change ahead of global negotiations in Scotland at the end. this year. Last year, as electricity usage fell due to the Covid-19 pandemic, energy-related CO2 emissions fell 5.8% to 31.5 billion tons, after reaching a peak in 2019 of 33, 4 billion tons. The IEA’s annual review analyzed the latest country data from around the world, economic growth trends and new energy projects. Global energy demand is expected to grow 4.6 percent by 2021, led by developing economies, pushing it above 2019 levels, the report says. Demand for fossil fuels is on the rise in 2021, with both coal and gas rising above 2019 levels. IEA said more than 80% of its forecast for coal demand growth by 2021 will come from Asia, led by China. Coal use in the US and the European Union is also on the rise but will remain below pre-crisis levels.

250 front-line medical staff of Can Tho Central General Hospital were vaccinated against Covid-19 in phase 1 At the injection site, in order to ensure the safety of vaccination, the hospital has arranged all parts and facilities from pre-injection screening, injection area, post-injection monitoring room and first aid facilities. necessary. The hospital is fully equipped with one-way facilities, ensuring 5K, emergency manpower by a team of doctors and nurses, Department of Active Rehabilitation – Anti-poison regularly during the vaccination. ensure emergency management for cases with post-injection reactions during vaccination. Health workers (HCWs) are instructed to complete information disclosure procedures to help ensure safety in pre-vaccination screening. The stage of vaccination is done by staff specializing in vaccination practice. The immunization officer also gives detailed instructions about abnormalities that need to return or immediately go to the nearest medical facility for treatment. Health-care workers are monitored in the follow-up room 30 minutes after vaccination, to promptly handle immediate reactions occurring after vaccination. If there are no abnormal symptoms, the health worker will be issued a certificate of vaccination against Covid-19 and continue to monitor the health for updates according to regulations of the Ministry of Health. 100 frontline health workers in Bac Lieu were also vaccinated against Covid-19 in phase 1 In Bac Lieu, Bac Lieu General Hospital also organized AstraZeneca vaccination for Covid-19 prevention phase 1 for 100 people who are the frontline medical team.