North Korea records more deaths from COVID-19, China gradually resumes normal activities

The country most affected by the epidemic COVID-19 still America with over 84.22 million cases and over 1,026 million deaths. In the past day, the US recorded nearly 12,000 more people SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.

At the world’s second largest COVID-19 epidemic center Indiaon May 15, the country recorded a total of over 43.12 million people with COVID-19, including more than 524,200 deaths from COVID-19 in this South Asian country.

Brazil Currently, it is the world’s 3rd largest epidemic hotspot with more than 664,900 COVID-19 patients out of a total of over 30.68 million infected people in this country.

Medical Association Australia warns the risk that the number of COVID-19 cases in this country may continue to increase due to subjective factors of the community. Statistics show that, for 3 consecutive days from May 11 to 13, Australia recorded more than 50,000 new cases. As of May 13, the number of deaths from COVID-19 in this country was 7,721 cases, 800 cases higher than 3 weeks earlier. Thus, the number of new cases in May exceeded 500,000 and the number of deaths exceeded 500.

Australia’s per capita infection rate is currently among the highest in the world, and experts predict that the number of COVID-19 cases is likely to spike as winter approaches.

Goverment Virtue does not intend to lift the regulation of wearing masks on public transport. In a statement in Berlin, German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said the regulation of wearing masks on public transport such as buses, trains and planes, where passengers sit together in a narrow space. , was issued for good reason and showed good effect. Therefore, the German Government has absolutely no plans to abolish this measure. According to Mr. Hebestreit, people need to adapt to the reality that the COVID-19 pandemic has not disappeared but will persist.

Currently, whether to abolish the mandatory wearing of masks on public transport is widely debated in Germany.

From May 16, wearing a mask is no longer mandatory for people France when taking public transport. However, French authorities still encourage people to use masks to prevent disease.

The French health minister said that a fourth dose program for the entire population could be implemented next year, depending on the arrival of the virus. new variation.

Germany has no intention of lifting the ban on wearing masks on public transport. (Photo: AP)

The American pharmaceutical company Moderna said that the Swissmedic drug regulatory agency of Switzerland approved the use of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine to vaccinate children between the ages of 6-11. Moderna vaccine is given to children between the ages of 6-11, consisting of 2 doses, 50 micrograms each, 4 weeks apart.

Swiss health authorities recommend expanding injections COVID-19 vaccine for children at this age. Vaccination is especially beneficial for children with underlying medical conditions, helping to reduce the risk of severe complications from COVID-19.

According to statistics, up to now, about 6% of children aged 5-11 in Switzerland have received 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Before Switzerland, many countries around the world, including EU member states, the UK, the US, Australia and Vietnam, have also approved the use of Moderna’s vaccine to vaccinate children aged 6-11 years old. .

Central News Agency North Korea (KCNA) on May 15 said that the country recorded 15 more deaths and 296,180 people with fever symptoms in the first wave of COVID-19 outbreak here. KCNA stated that, with new cases recorded between the evening of May 13 and the evening of May 14, the total number of deaths is now 42 cases and the total number of people showing signs of fever since the end of April is more than 820,620 people. Of these, more than 496,030 have recovered and 324,550 are being treated.

The KCNA announcement did not specify how many cases were positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but only confirmed cases of “fever”. The agency added that North Korea had taken “emergency measures” to limit the spread of the virus. The increase in the number of deaths stems from “carelessness in taking medicines because of a lack of knowledge and understanding about infection with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and about treatment methods.”

North Korea has locked down all provinces and cities across the country since May 12 to prevent epidemics after leader Kim Jong-un chaired a meeting of the Politburo and confirmed that the spreading COVID-19 epidemic was spreading rapidly. caused “great disturbance since the founding of the country”. North Korea is focusing on training propaganda on the epidemic as well as epidemic prevention measures for its propaganda team nationwide in parallel with efforts to provide emergency medicine to medical facilities for treatment. for patients.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced that the country is facing a “major incident” due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Meanwhile, the United Nations affirmed its readiness to assist North Korea in dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic.

With 7 days in a row no new positive cases for SARS-CoV-2 virus were detected, as of May 14, the health sector’s efforts to effectively respond to the pandemic Cambodia has created a strong momentum for the process of restoring all economic – trade – tourism – investment activities in Cambodia.

Contrary to previous comments about the country of Chua Thap, a country with limited economic resources, weak health infrastructure, a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 for all people. successfully implemented by Cambodia since the beginning of 2021, including more than 4 million high school students.

According to Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia has the lowest COVID-19 infection rate in ASEAN and ranks 10th worldwide in this rate. About 94% of Cambodia’s total population of 16 million have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

National Steering Committee Laos on COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced that it will stop holding a press conference to update daily case data from May 14. The notice said that from May 14, people interested in information about the COVID-19 epidemic, such as vaccination or testing locations, can still follow it on the Facebook page of the Ministry of Health and medical information. .

Shanghai resumes normal operations. (Photo: AP)

Since the Laotian traditional New Year in mid-April, the number of COVID-19 cases in this country has decreased sharply. On the last day of the press conference to update (May 13), the Lao Ministry of Health said that the country only recorded 78 more cases, much lower than the 2,556 cases at the peak of the epidemic. Up to now, Laos has recorded a total of 209,386 cases of COVID-19, including 754 deaths.

The rate of vaccination with the first dose of Laos is 78.88%, while the rate of receiving 2 doses of the indicated dose is 67.57% of the population of the country. In particular, the vaccination rate in major tourist cities such as Vientiane, Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng has reached nearly 100%.

Shanghai city, financial and manufacturing center of China, will gradually resume normal operation. The move shows that the city’s efforts to control the pandemic have yielded results. The Vice Mayor of Shanghai city on May 15 said that commercial centers, supermarkets… will reopen from May 16. Hairdressers and vegetable markets will also reopen with limited capacity. The list of export businesses that can resume operations will also be announced soon.

Shanghai has been locked down for more than six weeks to control the complicated development of the COVID-19 epidemic. The large amount of cargo congested at Shanghai’s seaports has caused significant delays and chaos in deliveries worldwide.

Special Administrative Region Government Hong Kong (China) believes that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is still spreading in some areas of the island, in the context that the authorities have recently detected the virus in some wastewater samples.

To be able to identify infections, Hong Kong authorities will distribute 135,000 COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits to people, sanitation workers and subjects working in areas with test results. wastewater is positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus. The government also suggested that people with positive rapid antigen test results for SARS-CoV-2 virus report it through the government’s online platform.

In recent times, Hong Kong’s functional forces have collected wastewater samples in all districts to test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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