The deadly “tsunami” called COVID-19 is sweeping across the Indian subcontinent, leaving tragedies that scare the world. With each passing day, India has recorded more tragic records of the number of people infected with COVID-19 as well as the number of deaths from this deadly virus since the outbreak of the epidemic in China more than a year. before. For days in a row, the number of people infected with COVID-19 has reached a world record, exceeding 300,000, while the number of deaths steadily exceeds a terrible threshold of 3,000 people per day. This South Asian nation’s health system showed signs of not tolerating the aggressive attack of COVID-19. Hospitals refused to accept patients with COVID-19 because they were completely overloaded. Newspapers reported that patients who reached the hospital gate died there because they were not admitted. Many hospitals deplete their oxygen supply, causing the death of patients to be abnormally high. Photo: LG In particular, hospitals such as Gorakhpur have had to make the painful option of withdrawing the ventilators of elderly patients who have not improved after a long period of treatment. to give oxygen to young patients with a greater chance of life. The crematoriums were nearly melted down by not turning off the fire for 24 hours a day. And even when running at full capacity, the crematorium could not handle the number of corpses caused by COVID-19, causing people to organize cremation in open areas. The pictures of the crematoriums burning red fire day and night are like scenes from horror movies about hell. The world is horrified by the tragic scene, at the dire consequences caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The frightening thing is that it seems that these deadly scenes are not yet the culmination of the pandemic. Many experts make gloomy predictions about the number of people infected and dying in India will continue to rise and peak in the days of May 2021. Meanwhile, the lack of oxygen continues to put enormous pressure on the oxygen plants. Once considered a drugstore in the world, a source of vaccines against COVID-19 for other countries, now India itself is in a shortage of vaccines, having to import … All signal a gloomy future before the epidemic in this South Asian country. Wrong chain Because a country that only a few weeks ago confidently thought that it had entered the final stage of the war against COVID-19 and successfully controlled a pandemic, is now suddenly engulfed in a “tsunami”. This death? In March 2020, India is one of the rare countries in the world implementing a national blockade to fight pandemics, a harsh measure not easy to take for a country with 1.3 billion people. This measure may have had serious consequences for the Indian economy as well as the well-being of the people. However, for the Indian authorities at that time, the threat of COVID-19 was the greatest one, existing and must be prevented at all costs, from spreading it. This strong measure has yielded positive results. The number of deaths is much lower than experts predicted. The number of daily infections also plummeted after reaching a peak of 100,000 per day in September 2020. It was at that time that began a series of mistakes that would cost India a hefty price point later. The first is the erroneous belief that India can achieve a state of public immunity to easily overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. This belief stems from studies that suggest that the majority of Indians, except for the rich and middle-class, from working outdoors a lot, absorb a large amount of vitamin D, thus increasing the body’s ability. resistant to viruses. These theorists claim that the low mortality in the late 2020 period supports this point. But, they have not learned a valuable lesson from countries like Sweden or the UK, which have had time to misplace their beliefs in community immunity and thus have suffered painful consequences. pain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. After a period of social “relax” with belief in community immunity and as a result, the number of infections and the death rate skyrocketed compared to other countries with the same social conditions, gender. These countries are forced to formally admit mistakes in terms of policies, leading to tragic consequences for society. The mistakes made by these countries in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrate that in critical moments, the right policy is needed and is more valuable than a single dose of vaccine. fabricated). If the policy is wrong, not only a few individuals but the whole society will have to pay the price. But, the second mistake is the main cause of the current humanitarian tragedy in India. Until early 2021, the Indian authorities acted as if the COVID-19 pandemic ceased to exist. Large rallies are allowed. In particular, despite the risks of transmitting COVID-19 in a crowded environment, Indian officials have allowed millions of believers to participate in religious festivals with the policy of “belief in God will win. fear of viruses ”. A typical example of this phenomenon is the Kumbh Mela festival, one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimage ceremonies that take place on the banks of the Ganges River with millions in attendance. Most of the millions of people gathered in this place without masks, without spacing, turning such festivals into “super infectious” events, the ideal environment for the virus to spread at breakneck speed. , sowing invisible death would turn tragedy for days afterward … For whom the Bell Tolls! The world has not underestimated the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Until the tragedy struck, the prospect of a global catastrophe stemming from a pandemic raging in India emerged. Considered to be the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, India has participated in the vaccine supply chain for poor, developing countries around the world. Currently, preliminary statistics show that up to 92 developing countries depend on supplies of vaccines from India. The COVID-19 pandemic broke out in India on a large scale, creating a favorable environment for the mutant virus to form new strains. By the time India was caught in the midst of COVID-19, which led to a shortage of vaccines and a slow pace of vaccination, it was natural that Indian authorities tightened exports of COVID vaccines. -19 abroad. Before the outbreak of the pandemic, India joined the COVAX program to provide equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Until the COVID-19 “tsunami” hit, India froze vaccine exports, including for the COVAX program, to save vaccines for use to meet domestic demand. As a result, the worldwide supply chain of vaccines is under enormous pressure; At least 92 poor countries that received vaccines from the COVAX program were severely affected. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), India’s withdrawal from the program to worry about domestic issues caused COVAX to lack 90 million doses of vaccine planned for 60 low-income countries in March and April. Another, more significant concern is that the widespread outbreak of COVID-19 in India, with many untreated people, has been a favorable environment for the virus to mutate, creating new strains, which are more virulent, and “smarter” to adapt to human-made vaccines. It is also worth mentioning that new variants of the COVID virus in India have been discovered and have entered dozens of countries around the world, posing a big challenge to the global health network. for example, countries with weak health systems themselves. Realizing those risks, the world has frantically rushed in to help India overcome the aftermath of the pandemic. The US, UK, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are rushing to send breathing machines and vaccine materials, while a number of other countries have also pledged to assist India to overcome the crisis. France, New Zealand and Spain pledged to share some of their dosages with the COVAX program to help reduce vaccine shortage tensions for poor countries due to India’s withdrawal from the program. Even China, which is in a state of border dispute with India, has announced it will send the vaccine to its neighbor, but did not say how much and when to send it. It seems that, in the meantime, helping India is also helping me! Please do not ask who is the bell for your soul, the bell for your soul!
Yen Ba

Covid-19 in Vietnam on the morning of April 29: There were no new cases, a total of 2,865 cases, more than 38,500 people were in quarantine. (Source: VNA) Newsletter Covid-19 on the morning of April 29 of the Ministry of Health said, from 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 29: Vietnam temporarily did not recognize new Covid-19 cases. The total number of cases in our country is still 2,865 – As of 6 am on April 29: Vietnam has a total of 1570 cases of Covid-19 due to domestic infections, of which the number of new cases since January 27 to now: 910 cases, only Hai Duong has 726 ca, Quang Ninh (61 cases), Gia Lai (27 cases), Hanoi (34 cases), Bac Ninh (5 cases), Bac Giang (2 cases), TP. Ho Chi Minh City (36 cases), Hoa Binh (2 cases), Ha Giang (1 case), Dien Bien (3 cases), Binh Duong (6 cases), Hai Phong (4 cases), Hung Yen (3 cases). 10 provinces and cities (Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, Binh Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Gia Lai, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City) have not reported cases of Covid-19 for 75 days. in the community; Hanoi 71 days and Hai Phong 65 days, Hai Duong 35 days there are no cases of Covid-19 infection in the community. Thus, after 12 o’clock passed, Vietnam has temporarily not recognized any more Covid-19 patients. Number of quarantined people: Total number of people in close contact and entry from the epidemic area under medical monitoring (isolated): 38,513, of which: – Concentrated isolation at the hospital: 528 – Concentrated isolation at other establishments: 22,970 – Isolation at home, residence: 15,015. Treatment situation: Among Covid-19 patients being treated at health facilities across the country, there are 48 patients who have been negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus 1-3 times, including: 13 cases negative for the first time; Number of second negative cases: 15 cases; the number of third negative cases was 20 cases. The number of Covid-19-related deaths in our country so far is 35 cases, these are patients with many serious underlying diseases, including in Da Nang (31 cases), Quang Nam (03) and Quang Tri. (01). Immunization information: An additional 92,445 people were vaccinated against Covid-19 on April 28. Up to 4:00 p.m. on April 28, a total of 1 and 2 vaccinations of Covid-19 vaccinations had been carried out in the provinces / cities for 425,638 health workers who were directly treating Covid-19 patients. Medical staff perform tasks such as taking samples, testing, tracing, members of Covid-19 community groups, Steering Committee for epidemic prevention at all levels, police forces, the military. Details of 92,445 people who were injected at 56 provinces / cities and medical facilities of the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Defense on April 28, 2021 were as follows: – 1st: 1- Quang Ninh: 460 people 2. Ministry of Public Security: 2,418 people Phase 2: 3- Hanoi: 3,765 people 4- Hai Phong: 163 people 5- Thai Binh: 73 people 6- Nam Dinh: 1,280 people 7- Ha Nam: 651 people 8- Ninh Binh: 108 people 9- Bac Giang: 4,085 people 10- Bac Ninh: 924 people 11- Phu Tho: 1,188 people 12- Vinh Phuc: 766 people 13- Hai Duong: 7,840 people 14- Hung Yen: 1,604 people 15- Thai Nguyen: 547 people 16- Bac Can: 353 people 17- Quang Ninh: 2,480 people 18- Hoa Binh: 1,706 people 19- Nghe An: 9,507 people 20- Ha Tinh: 647 people 21- Lai Chau: 230 people 22- Lang Son: 1,714 people 23- Tuyen Quang: 422 people 24- Ha Giang: 897 people 25- Cao Bang: 1,225 people 26- Yen Bai: 728 people 27- Lao Cai: 1,335 people 28- Son La: 234 people 29- Dien Bien: 887 people 30- Quang Binh: 313 people 31- Quang Tri: 934 people 32- Thua Thien – Hue: 978 people 33- City. Da Nang: 274 people 34- Quang Nam: 1,619 people 35- Quang Ngai: 560 people 36- Binh Dinh: 1,050 people 37- Phu Yen: 396 people 38- Khanh Hoa: 1,023 people 39- Binh Thuan: 1,419 people 40- Ninh Thuan: 777 people 41- Kon Tum: 1,683 people 42- Gia Lai: 2,558 people 43- Dak Lak: 3,657 people 44- Dak Nong: 562 people 45- TP. Ho Chi Minh City: 11,107 people 46- Tien Giang: 77 people 47- Lam Dong: 2,340 people 48- Can Tho: 1,069 people 49- Soc Trang: 2,020 people 50- Ben Tre: 526 people 51- Tra Vinh: 1,188 people 52- Vinh Long: 831 people 53- Dong Thap: 4,326 people 54- Binh Phuoc: 851 people 55- Kien Giang: 207 people 56- Ca Mau: 592 people 57- Bac Lieu: 1,163 people 58- Hau Giang: 108 people In order to live safely with the Covid-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Health recommends that each citizen must comply with the 5K principle of the Ministry of Health: Masks; Disinfection; Range; No Convergence and Medical Claims. 5K rule (According to the Ministry of Health)

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

Patient COVID-19 is being treated at a hospital in Bry-Sur-Marne, France, on April 15, 2021. Photo: AFP / VNA Prime Minister Castex confirmed there is evidence that contagion in the past 10 days has tended to decrease. Castex also announced that measures to restrict people from leaving the area within a 10-kilometer radius around the house will be removed from May 3. France is implementing a third blockade to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but this prevention measure is considered to be more relaxed than the previous two times. During the 3rd blockade, outdoor activities are still encouraged to improve the mental health of residents. Most of the non-essential stores, cafes, restaurants, and cultural venues are closed. In a new statement, Mr. Castex said that shops, certain cultural and sporting activities and cafes could be reopened from mid-May, depending on the disease situation in Vietnam. at that moment. The French Prime Minister also emphasized that the government will allow regional openings, starting with regions with low COVID-19 prevalence. National curfew from 7:00 p.m. daily remains in place until further notice. Mr. Castex noted this measure will be reevaluated in mid-May but the government has not put in place a firm schedule for easing. To date, France has recorded a total of more than 5.4 million cases of COVID-19, of which 102,164 died. Over the past few days, the number of COVID-19 cases requiring special treatment has been contained below 6,000. After a slow start, the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in France is accelerating, with more than 13 million people getting at least the first shot. From April 24, French people aged 55 and over will be vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine from the American pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson. This is the fourth COVID-19 vaccine to be licensed in France, after the products of Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca. Meanwhile, to prevent the emergence of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the French Ministry of the Interior decided that all passengers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India and South Africa would have to undergo quarantine. At the accommodation for 10 days, under the supervision of French police. Currently, health officials in all countries are encouraging the implementation of measures to be alert for the types of viruses with faster spread rates. Also on April 22, Belgian health officials announced the presence of the virus variant in India in this country. Specifically, the new variant was discovered in 20 nursing students from Paris (France) to Belgium in mid-April. The group with a total of 43 students was quarantined upon entry. Experts say the group was infected from a super infectious patient, possibly a member of the group, or from another passenger also on the trip from France to Belgium. A variant of the virus detected in India called B.1.617 has also appeared in several other countries such as the US, Australia, Israel and Singapore. Concerned about this variant, some countries, including the UK, applied a restriction on travel with India.

CDC Can Tho receives vaccines. Photo: VNA broadcast Accordingly, the vaccine has been safely transported by the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City to the Center for Disease Control in Can Tho City. Immediately after receipt, all of these vaccines were stored in cold storage by the unit and stored in accordance with regulations, as well as recommendations of the manufacturer. The system of cold chain for storing vaccines of the Center for Disease Control in Can Tho city today, including: refrigerators, specialized cold boxes, vaccine thermos bottles, automatic temperature monitoring devices … meet the standards. about vaccine preservation. Recently, the unit also received 4 additional dedicated vaccine storage cabinets TCW 4000 AC, each with a storage capacity of about 60,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine. The room COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine was researched and developed by Oxford University and the World Health Organization through approval for emergency vaccines on February 15. Updated to March 8, the vaccine has been used in 98 countries around the world. In Vietnam, the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine has been conditionally approved by the Ministry of Health as a vaccine for urgent needs in the prevention and control of COVID-19 in Decision No. 983 / QD-BYT dated 1/2/2021. CDC Can Tho receives vaccines. Photo: VNA broadcast AstraZeneca vaccine is bottled in 10 doses / vial, 100 vials / box, stored at 2-8 degrees Celsius and not frozen. This vaccine is indicated for vaccination against people 18 years of age and older; Intramuscular injection, dose of 0.5ml. 2 doses of 2 doses are recommended, each 12 weeks apart. In 2 days, April 19-20, at the Center for Disease Control in Can Tho City (CDC Can Tho), the competent forces will pre-inject some people with the participation in monitoring and sharing experiences. of the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City. On the basis of learning from experience, the forces will deploy simultaneous injections at fixed injection points in the city on April 22-24, including: 7 hospitals, City Center for Disease Control Can Tho and 9 district health centers. Priority subjects who have not yet been vaccinated will receive additional injections from April 27-29. The Center for Disease Control in Can Tho city notes that vaccinated people strictly follow the instructions of the Ministry of Health to ensure safety in vaccination against COVID-19. CDC Can Tho receives vaccines. Photo: VNA broadcast * Tuyen Quang province has received 4,500 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 room from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology. These vaccines were transferred to the Center for Disease Control of Tuyen Quang province and stored in a cold chain system, at a temperature of 2-8 degrees Celsius. It is expected that all 4,500 doses of vaccine will be given priority to vaccinate phase 1 for free for those who are frontline anti-epidemic forces: People working in health facilities; people involved in epidemic prevention; army and police force. Mr. La Dang Re, Deputy Director of the Department of Health of Tuyen Quang province, said that the Department organized a training course for medical units in the province on COVID-19 vaccination; plan to organize 2 injections. In particular, the first phase injected about 1,000 doses at 3 points, which are Tuyen Quang Provincial General Hospital, Provincial Public Security Hospital and Phuong Bac Hospital. In order to prepare well for the vaccination work in the area, the provincial health sector has prepared manpower and equipment, ensuring that all injection sites are strictly arranged according to one-way regulations. Those who are vaccinated will be screened before first vaccination, monitored 30 minutes after injection, followed by 7 days to ensure safety. The Department of Health of Tuyen Quang province has directed the units to urgently make a list of priority subjects; organizing training courses, guiding the reception, use, preservation of COVID-19 vaccines and monitoring of post-injection adverse events; prepare sufficient human resources and equipment to meet the situations before deploying vaccination. From April 19, the functional forces will deploy vaccination in Tuyen Quang city; early May 2021 will be vaccinated in the districts of the province.

While countries in turn closed their borders, scientists have broken their own borders, creating a global collaboration unlike anything that has happened in history. Never before have so many experts in many countries focused on a single topic and with such urgency, the researchers said. Nearly all other studies have to be halted. Within a few months, all of the global science was almost “COVIDed”. Photo: LG In a survey of 2,500 researchers in the US, Canada and Europe, Kyle Myers from Harvard and his team found that 32% turned their focus to pandemic. Neuroscientists studying olfaction are beginning to understand why patients with COVID-19 tend to lose their sense of smell. Physicists set out to create predictive models that inform policy-makers. Michael DL Johnson at the University of Arizona often studies copper’s toxic effects on bacteria. But knowing that nCoV existed on the copper surface for less time than other materials, he turned to investigating how vulnerable the virus might be to the metal. No disease has been so scrutinized by so many combined intelligence in such a short time. As of February 2021, the PubMed Biomedical Library listed more than 74,000 nCoV-related scientific articles – more than double those of articles on polio, measles, cholera, dengue, or other diseases. another has inflicted on mankind for centuries. Only 9,700 articles related to Ebola have been published since it was discovered in 1976. By September 2020, the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine received 30,000 nCoV-related articles – many 16,000 more than all of 2019. “All that difference is COVID-19,” said Eric Rubin, editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. “This is an unprecedented shift in scientific priorities,” said Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health. In addition, online archives are readily available to provide research data and evidence before periodic scientific journals. Scientists identify and share dozens of viral genome sequences. More than 200 clinical trials have been launched, bringing together hospitals, laboratories and hundreds of thousands of volunteers globally. Speaking in The New York Times, Dr. Francesco Perrone, who leads a clinical trial of nCoV in Italy, said: “I have never heard genuine and excellent scientists talk about nationality. mine, your country. My language, your language. My geographic location, your geographic location. This is really far from true senior scientists. Photo: LG The New York Times revealed that one morning, University of Pittsburgh scientists discovered a weasel after exposure to COVID-19 particles developed a high fever. This is a potential step forward for vaccine testing in animals. Under normal circumstances, they would begin to review the research results with an article in an academic journal. But Professor Paul Duprex, the university’s lead virologist, shared the results with scientists around the world in just two hours, instead of spending months on an article. . A small measure of openness can be found on the servers of medRxiv and bioRxiv, two online archives that share academic data before it is published in journals. The archives are filled with thousands of coronavirus studies around the globe. Chinese researchers have contributed a considerable part to the nCoV research in this treasure. A Chinese lab announced the original virus genome in January, providing the basis for nCoV tests worldwide. Thanks to this initial genetic data, the world’s leading research institutions have based and supplemented the evidence, thereby successfully testing vaccine products with a preventive effect of up to 90% – 95%, in a time of unprecedented speed in history. By November, more than 197,000 nCoV genomes had been sequenced. Lauren Gardner, an engineering professor at Johns Hopkins University who has studied dengue and Zika, knows that the new diseases will come with a scarcity of real-time data. So she and her students created a global online map to count all COVID-19 cases and deaths. After one night’s work, they launched it on January 22. / 2020. Since then, the dashboard has been accessed daily by governments, public health agencies, the media and anxious global citizens. One of the foe-to-friend partnerships mentioned is a joint production cooperation agreement between US pharmaceutical firm J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine and leading rival Merck in March 2021. Emphasizing that the US is in a state of “national emergency” and it is time to act “drastically and boldly”, the two rivals have begun to speed up the production of vaccines, aiming to supply the country. 200 million doses in 2021, bringing America to community immunity. Photo: LG From Asia to Europe, Africa to the Americas, despite the differences in politics, culture, ethnicity, language … scientists share, cooperate, seek all vaccine solutions and remedy against viruses. Even though large, proprietary research may lead to sponsorship, promotion and reputation, scientists have left behind secret ways of working, hoarding data from competitors, to together find the light at the end of the tunnel to save all of humanity. These efforts have paid off. New diagnostic tests can detect the virus within minutes. Huge open datasets on the viral genome and cases of COVID-19 give the most detailed picture of the evolution of a disease that has never appeared in history. Along with the new discoveries revolving around, humankind is prepared with an abundance of scientific resources to be ready for the face of future pandemic. In particular, if no one dared to say anything for sure in March 2020, the positive results of a series of vaccines plus successful antiviral drug antibodies would have brought people to life. closer to the prospect of ending the pandemic. A series of countries launch a campaign to vaccinate hundreds of millions of people by 2021, with the aim of achieving the earliest community immunity, to bring the entire country back to normal as before. Borders will reopen, and laboratories and research facilities around the globe will revive again, and continue to seek solutions that will push humanity toward the future. That is the unchanging mission of science, in any historical moment.

Mr. Nguyen Phi Hong Nguyen, owner of a travel business in Nha Trang city, said: “With only 2 million, tourists can stay up to 3 days 2 nights, using sea and island tours as well as services. 4 – 5 star accommodation is equal to the price of 3 stars in previous years. Affordable price, good service quality and natural beauty are the right conditions for tourists to come to Nha Trang this summer “. This year, Khanh Hoa province does not hold a regular sea festival, instead, there are 114 cultural, art, tourism and sports activities with the theme “Safe destination – Nha Trang called”. from mid-April, ending on New Year’s Day 2022, with 4 groups operating at 4 times including: April 30 – May 1 in association with Am Chua Festival and Ponagar Tower Festival in 2021, Nha Trang summer calendar from June to July, National Day September 2 and New Year festival 2022. In the middle of this April, activities of “Legendary Journey of Motherland of Thien YA Na” will help visitors discover the cultural features of the land of Tram Huong such as: Am Chua Festival, Festival Ponagar tower, contest “Check in Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa”, street food, art performance program “Legend of Thien Y Ana” … Khanh Hoa tourism industry organizes many activities to attract domestic tourists. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Ha – Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Khanh Hoa province said that this is the first time the locality has built the activities of the year into a series of events with themes, delineate space and time for tourists. come to learn and experience: “4 groups of activities at times, along with regular events, the total is up to more than 100 activities. All activities together with stimulus packages of tourism units create a very good resonance for Khanh Hoa tourism in 2021 will be more prosperous ”. In the first quarter of this year, the number of visitors to Khanh Hoa province was only 200,000, equal to 1/4 of the same period last year. However, this time, tourists started to increase, Khanh Hoa province strives to welcome about 200,000 visitors in April, to contribute to reach 5 million visitors this year. Mr. Tran Viet Trung – Director of Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism said, Khanh Hoa tourism is focusing mainly on attracting domestic tourists, the peak time from April to September. The tourism industry will promote linkage. to stimulate demand, connect with travel businesses in other localities, promote digital advertising to attract tourists: “Domestic tourists really want to learn about culture, lifestyle, children. people in Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa The tourism industry has also launched safe tourism, built a list of safe business tourism establishments, we went to inspect, check, and guide real units. show serious “. A famtrip group surveyed bringing domestic tourists to Nha Trang. Currently, Khanh Hoa province is ready funding and manpower to vaccinate Covid-19 for people aged 18 and over. Expectedly, there will be about 970 thousand people vaccinated with a cost of about 250 billion. Khanh Hoa is also one of six localities that are welcoming Vietnamese people to enter, isolate in tourist and resort areas. Mr. Dinh Van Thieu – Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee said, implementing the goal of both effective disease prevention and economic recovery and development; Khanh Hoa prioritizes investment in reviving the service-tourism industry and promoting and promoting, ready to welcome international tourist markets when it meets the necessary conditions. “Activities still have to implement 5K in epidemic prevention, first of all masks and medical declarations. According to the requirements and situation of each time, there will be an appropriate organization for the province’s requirements. Khanh Hoa has also submitted a document to the Government to ask for fireworks, to use the fireworks that have been prepared in the New Year’s celebration but have not yet been used “- Mr. Dinh Van Thieu said.

AstraZeneca / Oxford University COVID-19 Vaccine. Photo: AFP / VNA

In February 2021, a team of vaccine researchers at Oxford University started a study called Com-Cov, in which volunteers are given the first and second shots with two different vaccines. are Oxford / AstraZeneca and Pfizer. Now, the researchers will add Moderna and Novavax vaccines to the pilot program.

Matthew Snape, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Immunization at Oxford University and lead the study, said the focus of the study was to find out if the available COVID-19 vaccines could be used. more flexibly, with the use of one vaccine for the first shot and another for the second shot, or not.

Associate Professor Matthew Snape expects that if research can prove that the mixed vaccination produces the same immune response as the standard vaccination and does not significantly increase the response to the vaccine, there will be more. people completing the COVID-19 vaccination plan earlier. This will also assist the health system in responding to a shortage of any vaccines currently in use.

To expand this study, researchers are looking for more volunteers over the age of 50 who have received their first shot of the vaccine in the past 8 to 12 weeks. Volunteers, who received their first shot with the Oxford / AstraZeneca or Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine, will be randomly assigned to receive a second shot with the same first shot or with the vaccine. Made by Moderna or Novavax.

The dispatch stated that, in the face of complicated developments in the world Covid-19, implementing the Prime Minister’s directing opinion on the realization of the dual goal of both economic development and effective anti-epidemic. In order to improve effectiveness in the prevention of epidemics and to deploy vaccination against Covid-19 in the coming time, from March 24-27, 2021, the National Steering Committee organized an inspection team to the provinces / TP.

Based on the examination results, the Ministry of Health (the standing agency of the National Steering Committee) proposed to the People’s Committee of the province / city directly under the Central Government, to continue strictly implementing the instructions on monitoring, isolation and testing. and prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic as well as on strengthening surveillance and management of immigration.

Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi Chu Xuan Dung and the delegation inspecting epidemic prevention and vaccination deployment of Covid-19 at Duc Giang General Hospital.

The units continue to strengthen leadership, direct and uphold the responsibility of the leader in epidemic prevention and control, absolutely not neglect, subjective, and off guard. Regularly reporting, reviewing, drawing experiences in epidemic prevention work. Local leaders must focus on directing and proactively deciding appropriate anti-epidemic measures and take responsibility for epidemic prevention and control in their respective localities. When an epidemic threat occurs, priority must be given to the prevention of epidemics, implementing the motto 4 on the spot, proactively responding to various levels of epidemics. Do not apply a wide gap.

In the immediate future, the units will be proactive in a new normal state, both developing their economy and being ready to prevent epidemics in all sectors and fields at all agencies, units, organizations and enterprises. and community; Ensuring safety from epidemics is the basis for socio-economic development. Management agencies must strengthen inspection, rectification, tightening the implementation of epidemic prevention measures in each agency, unit, organization, enterprise, production establishment, especially places where practice Middle crowded people, strictly handle violations.

The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security continue to direct military and police units to coordinate with local authorities to strictly manage border entry and exit. Special attention is paid to the management of foreign experts and workers entering Vietnam to work, those who illegally enter through the trails and openings. At the same time, continue to strictly organize the implementation of isolation under the guidance of the health sector. Pay attention to prepare carefully to reopen international trade routes in accordance with the ability to prevent and fight epidemics, ensure safety, promote international exchange under the direction of the Prime Minister.

Improve testing capacity at medical facilities in the area. Units prepare materials, equipment, and biologicals for testing; organize training and training courses for staff on Covid-19 surveillance, isolation, testing and epidemic prevention, especially at the grassroots health level. Direct private health facilities to strengthen surveillance and early detection of cases with suspicious symptoms in order to promptly take samples for testing.

Direct urgently the implementation of vaccination against Covid-19 according to the allocated quantity and the local plan to use Covid-19 vaccine to ensure the completion of progress before May 15, 2021, to the right people, to be safe. full, effective; mobilize maximum resources for immunization activities, including medical facilities, medical training institutions in the area to organize Covid-19 vaccination to ensure safety and effectiveness for the in accordance with regulations. Follow up and set up teams to handle adverse incidents after vaccination. Arrange a sufficient number of anti-anaphylaxis to promptly handle serious adverse events, if any, after vaccination.

The units continue to strongly communicate in order to raise awareness and self-protect against the epidemic risk among the people, strictly implement measures to prevent and control epidemics in the new situation, absolutely not subjective to neglect. was.

In addition, the units also intensified the inspection and strict supervision of the implementation of regulations on entry, surveillance, medical isolation, and Covid-19 epidemic prevention testing, especially the pre-conditions. When entering, absolutely not to spread in the quarantine area or to the community.