Epidemic COVID-19 on May 13: Worldwide more than 4.3 million cases of infection, in Vietnam, 87% of patients have recovered

US Vice President Mike Pence continued to distance himself from President Donald Trump after his secretary turned positive for the corona virus. In Vietnam in 27 days there were no cases in the community, 87% of patients were cured.

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As of 6:00 am on May 13, globally there were 4,335,226 cases of infection, 292,274 deaths caused by COVID-19 and 1,581,162 recovery cases.

The United States still ranks first in the world in terms of cases (1,406,807) and deaths (83,284) and recovery (280,509). The second is Spain (269,520 cases) and Russia (232,243 cases).

France opened thousands of schools, still preparing for the possibility of a blockade

Thousands of schools across France reopened on May 12 after the government loosened a blockade the day before. Teachers wear masks and students are arranged to separate seats from each other.

According to the Vietnam News Agency in Paris, in a hearing before the House of Representatives on the afternoon of May 12, Mr. Jean Castex - the author of the plan to lift the national blockade, announced that the government had prepared for the possibility of necessary Repeat blockade.

Castex emphasized that if the epidemic worsens, the government will not wait until June 2 (the start of phase 2 of the blockade lift plan) to respond. However, new blockade measures can only be applied to localities that record abnormally high numbers.

Vietnam: 27 days without cases in the community, 87% of patients have recovered

Information from the National Steering Committee for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19, until 6 am on May 13, Vietnam has had no new cases, and up to now, Vietnam has not detected any new cases in the community.

On May 12, there were 3 more patients who were re-positive, announced to be cured, bringing the total number of cases to 252 (accounting for 87% of the cases). Currently, only 36 cases are under treatment, of which 9 cases have had 2 or more negative results for SARS-CoV-2.

On the afternoon of May 12, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Head of the National Steering Committee for the prevention and control of the epidemic, COVID-19, worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam, a number of international experts. leaders of the Ministry of Health and representatives of a number of ministries, branches ... on the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control situation in Vietnam.

Congratulate the results that Vietnam has achieved in the prevention and control of epidemic diseases COVID-19, PhD. Kidong Park, Chief Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam, expressed his impression at the very fast and effective measures that have been implemented recently.

"You guys capture information very quickly, share it transparently and in a timely manner, apply information technology quickly and effectively ... I want to spend time analyzing and synthesizing lessons, experiences in epidemic prevention and control. of Vietnam to share with the international community ".

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Singapore: number of cases in the community at 1 digit for 3 consecutive days

New community cases in Singapore remained at 1 digit for 3 consecutive days (as of May 12), for the first time since April 7, when the island nation imposed drought measures. preparation of COVID-19 spread.

The deadline for imposing the restrictions was originally scheduled to end on April 4, but has been extended to June 1 due to an outbreak in the dormitory of foreign workers in Singapore.

Accordingly, there were 4 new infections in the community on May 12, bringing the total number of cases nationwide to 24,671 cases, mainly foreign workers.

Mainland China added 7 new infections

On May 13, China National Health Committee said that the country had 7 new infections, up from 1 case the day before. Of these, there were 6 local infections in Jilin province and 1 imported case in Shanghai.

In addition, China also recorded 8 more asymptomatic cases on May 12 compared with 15 cases the day before.

Speaking at a press conference on May 13, the deputy mayor of Jilin City (Jilin Province) warned of the risk of a strong epidemic spread, and said the local government would step up the disease control.

Mexico: 353 deaths a day

Mexico's Ministry of Health confirmed 1,997 new infections and 353 deaths on May 12, and is the day with the most COVID-19 deaths in the country since the outbreak and spread.

Before that Mexico had recorded the highest number of deaths per day was 257 cases on 7-5. So far the pandemic has infected 38,324 people in Mexico and 3,926 people dead, according to Reuters.

A driver driving an MBTA bus across the financial district is almost empty because of the COVID-19 epidemic in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on May 12 - Photo: REUTERS

America has not used a ventilator that is suspected of causing a hospital fire in Russia

The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on May 12 that ventilators sent by Russia to the United States, the same model with the ventilator, caused two deadly fires in Russian hospitals, unused. used in the US.

As a precaution, states are returning the ventilators to FEMA, said Janet Montesi, a spokeswoman for FEMA.

The White House: Mr. Pence continues to distance himself from Mr. Trump

White House spokesman Kayleigh McEnany on May 12 said Vice President Mike Pence is continuing to distance himself from President Donald Trump for the next few days after his press secretary positive for the new strain of corona virus.

This means Mr. Pence will not attend the daily press conference at the Rose Garden with Trump nor at a meeting with US military and national security officials later this week, according to Reuters.

Mr. Pence tested negative for the corona virus after his secretary became ill. However, White House employees in the West Wing were forced to wear masks and practice social distancing.

In another development, the US House of Representatives on May 12 proposed a bill worth more than $ 3,000 billion to minimize the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic for states, businesses and people.

In particular, the bill will spend 1,000 billion to support the governments of states severely affected by the COVID-19 epidemic. The bill also proposes $ 75 billion for the COVID-19 test, $ 10 billion in emergency assistance for small businesses, direct payments up to $ 6,000 for each household in the US ...

The House of Representatives will vote to pass the bill on May 15 before moving to the Senate.

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Brazil surpassed Germany in the number of cases

The Brazilian Ministry of Health confirmed on May 12 that the number of corona virus infections causing COVID-19 in the country increased by 9,258 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases of this country to 177,589 cases.

Brazil also recorded 881 more deaths in the past 24 hours, and this is a record increase in a day in the country, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease to 12,400, according to Reuters.

Thus, Brazil surpassed Germany (173,171 cases) to become the country with the 7th most infections in the world. France ranked 6th (178,225 cases) and only slightly higher than Brazil by less than 1,000 cases.

India announced a support package of more than 260 billion USD

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic assistance package worth 20 trillion rupees (about 266 billion USD) to help reduce the damage caused by COVID-19 and the blockade.

This support package is equivalent to about 10% of India's GDP. Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman will announce details in the coming days, according to Reuters.

US airlines: Employees must not force passengers to wear masks

The top three US airlines have asked employees not to force passengers to wear masks but to encourage them to do so, according to Reuters.

Accordingly, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have told staff that they can refuse to allow passengers not to wear masks on board at the entrance and will provide masks for those who do not. .

However, once on board, the masking policy will be loosened and the flight attendant's role is to inform but not force the passenger to wear the mask.

In addition, young children or people with disabilities or health problems are not required to wear a mask.

Employees of a restaurant in California, USA are checking the availability table on the first day that restaurants in this state are allowed to reopen on-site dining on 4-5 days - Photo: REUTERS

Twitter allows some employees to work remotely

Twitter on May 12 becomes the first major technology company to allow teleworkers to continue working remotely in the context of COVID-19 translation that changed the working culture. worldwide, according to Reuters news agency.

The pandemic, which infects more than 4.3 million people globally, has forced governments of many countries to impose strict measures to limit the spread of disease and change the way businesses work, in That job at home has emerged as a new way.

Twitter says the company will not reopen most offices until September 2020 and employees can choose whether or not to go to the company and when to do so.

Meanwhile, tech giants like Facebook and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, have allowed most employees to work remotely through 2020.

Canada more than 5,000 deaths, the Prime Minister wants to reform the nursing home system

The number of people who died from the new strain of corona virus in Canada surpassed 5,000 on May 12. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada needs to reform the nursing home system, where more than 80% of the victims of COVID-19 live.

The Public Health Agency of Canada said the number of deaths of this country stood at 5,049 and is the 11th country in the world to record more than 5,000 deaths.

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