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The Covid-19 epidemic continues to sweep the world, causing the death toll from the new coronavirus strain to exceed 290,000 and shutting down powers like the United States, Russia and Italy.
According to Worldometers, as of the morning of 5/13 (Vietnam time), the new strain of the corona virus has attacked 212 countries and territories around the world, infected more than 4.3 million people and won fewer than 291,911 of them were killed. However, the world also witnessed the cure of more than a third of Covid-19 patients (almost 1.6 million).
While governments in many countries are easing or phasing out restrictive measures to contain the epidemic, health experts have issued a series of warnings about reopening economies too quickly.
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| People wear masks and take community breaks while traveling in an elevator at a subway station in Moscow, Russia, on May 12. Photo: AP |
Russia received bad news for Covid-19
Russia has become the third largest epidemic region in the world with at least 232,243 positive cases for the new coronavirus strain and 2,116 of which died. May 12 is the tenth consecutive day that the country of the birch registers more than 10,000 new cases of Covid-19.
As Russia struggles to control the disease, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, confirmed that he had been infected with Covid-19 and is currently hospitalized. According to Sputnik, Peskov is the last senior Russian official to test positive for the new strain of the coronavirus. Previously, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Volkov, Minister of Construction, Housing and Public Services Vladimir Yakushev and Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova were diagnosed with dangerous pathogens.
The news of Peskov’s disease was announced just a day after President Putin announced that Russia would loosen some blockade measures across the country to curb the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus.
Thousands of Americans infected Covid-19 at work
The United States remains the most affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, with the total number of cases (1,406,797) and the total number of deaths (83,284) being the highest in the world, at the end of May 12. In the last 24 hours alone, the country registered nearly 21,000 new cases of Covid-19 and 1,489 patients killed, the largest increase worldwide.
According to the AP, when the US states USA They began to issue orders requiring people to stay at home and for businesses to resume operations, thousands of workers became infected with Covid-19 on the job. Recent data reveals that the number of new cases of coronavirus at poultry processing plants and meat packaging and construction sites in Texas is increasing dramatically.
The number of healthcare workers who tested positive for the Covid-19 also continues to increase. In California alone, up to 200 nurses have recently been diagnosed with the virus. Across the United States, a total of 230 doctors and physicians died in the fight against Covid-19.
In a testimony before the Senate on May 12, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the US’s leading infectious disease expert. USA He warned that “the consequences could be extremely serious” if states and cities were to rush. reopen the economy too quickly without following the instructions of the central government.
The number of Covid-19 infections in Italy increased again
In the past 24 hours, the number of new Covid-19 cases has increased dramatically by 1,033 cases in the Lombardy epidemic, contributing to the day’s largest increase in Italy in recent days. As of May 13, more than 221,000 people in the European country were positive for the new strain of the coronavirus and almost 31,000 of them died.
According to experts, the actual number of Covid-19 cases in Italy is definitely higher than official data because many people with mild symptoms often don’t get tested. Health officials are eagerly awaiting a review of daily epidemic statistics over the weekend to determine whether the partial elimination of blockade measures will increase across the country on May 4. The virus infection rate in this country or not.
Other notable news about Covid-19:
– White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said United States Vice President Mike Pence was keeping a safe distance from President Donald Trump after his press secretary tested positive for the new strain of the coronavirus.
– A serious fire occurred on 12/5 at St. Hospital. St. George, who treats people with Covid-19 infection in the city of St. In St. Petersburg, Russia, five patients were in an intensive care unit (ICU) and were forced to evacuate another 150. According to research Preliminary, the fire may have originated from a short circuit or failure of the ventilation system in the ICU room.
– At a new press conference in Ottawa, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country was considering strengthening surveillance measures in areas bordering the United States to avoid the risk of Covid-19 spreading when States neighbors began to relax the blockade. The two countries agreed to temporarily close the border to unnecessary travel activities since March, and the bilateral agreement is expected to expire on May 21.
– The Lebanese government decided to apply a “complete blockade” throughout the country for 4 days, from 7 pm on May 13 to 5 am on May 18 to stop the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus . . The move came as the country experienced a new spike in Covid-19 cases after authorities eased restrictive measures to contain the epidemic. Lebanon currently records 870 cases of Covid-19 with 26 deaths.
– The World Health Organization (WHO) states that some treatments appear to be reducing the severity or duration of attacks on patients of the new strain of coronavirus. According to spokeswoman Margaret Harris, the WHO is focusing on studying four to five of the most promising of these treatments.
Tuấn Anh
