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Many countries continue tightening measures to combat the virus, extending lockdown periods. The world today mourns the loss of over 1.3 million lives due to COVID-19, with more than 53 million confirmed cases. Vietnam is lauded for its excellent pandemic control. The government's strategy focuses on self-reliance, stringent disease prevention, and control measures, minimizing reliance on foreign vaccines to prevent outbreaks.
Situation in Vietnam- During the ASEAN conference, Prime Minister Phuc emphasized the need for a comprehensive and coordinated approach to pandemic control for Vietnam and other regional countries.- Vietnam asserts its self-reliance, avoiding excessive reliance on foreign vaccines. The country is actively promoting research for domestic vaccine production and tightening preventive measures.- Today, we successfully repatriated 340 citizens from Japan.Global Situation
Healthcare workers are transferring a critically ill patient to another hospital in France.- A French doctor, who has been advocating for the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 cases, will have to explain before the country's medical board. He faces continuous allegations of spreading misinformation about the effectiveness of the mentioned drug.- The Prime Minister of France asserts there will be no shortening of the lockdown order and anticipates extending it for an additional two weeks due to the ongoing high number of infections in the country.- Italy reports 636 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest since April 6. The country's Prime Minister announces a special permit for Santa Clauses to visit children, ensuring they don't worry about missing Christmas due to the pandemic.- The Minister of Health in Sweden affirms that the country is in an extremely critical situation, expecting more challenges in the coming days. Despite this, they continue to implement a non-lockdown approach to pandemic control, as they have from the beginning of the outbreak.- Denmark announces the development of a vaccine targeting the COVID-19 strain in minks. If successful, they can avoid culling over 17 million minks in the country.
A student passing through their classroom in Senegal- Finally, students in Senegal are returning to school. Schools have been closed since March to reduce virus transmission. According to UNICEF, only three countries in West and Central Africa have reopened schools.
- Australia will halt plans for international students to return and instead focus on repatriating its citizens.
- In a friendly football match yesterday, the captain of Croatia tested positive for COVID-19 while playing and was immediately taken to the hospital. All players had to undergo isolation after the match.
- The Gates Foundation allocates an additional $70 million to various organizations to collaboratively develop and distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
- One of the first cruise ships to resume global tourism had to cut short its journey and dock early due to 5 passengers testing positive for the virus.
