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Trọng Nghĩa Là nước có hơn một ngàn cây số đường biên giới với Trung Quốc, nơi xuất phát dịch Covid-19 với con virus corona độc hại tỏa ra khắp thế giới đã khiến gần 2 triệu người bị nhiễm và gần 120.000 người thiệt mạng tính đến sáng 14/04/2020 (theo thống kê của Đại Học Mỹ Johns Hopkins), Việt Nam đã tạo ngạc nhiên không ít vì là nơi mà dịch bệnh chỉ tác hại nhẹ, với 265 ca nhiễm và không một ca tử vong (theo thống kê của bộ Y Tế Việt Nam). Đọc tiếp trên CVD >>

18:11 | 16/04/2020 VGP – Entry restrictions will not be eased until April 30, according to the latest announcement released by the Government Office. Entry restrictions shall continue to be implemented until April 30 to prevent COVID-19 >>> Gov’t halts visa issuance to foreigners to staunch COVID-19 >>> Gov’t extends social distancing for at least one week in 28 localities Under the announcement, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has tasked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public Security to continue tightening entry control. The Government shall continue to temporarily halt visa issuance to all foreigners, except for those who are entrants for diplomatic or official purposes, experts, highly skilled workers, international investors. Continue reading on CVD >>

Covid-19 đã khoét sâu thêm sự bất bình đẳng giữa người giàu – người nghèo, người da trắng – da đen ở New York.

Khi Sean Petty bước vào phòng cấp cứu ở Trung tâm y tế Jacobi, Bronx, anh bị sốc bởi một cảnh tượng thảm khốc: Khoảng 60 người, hầu hết là người Mỹ gốc Phi hoặc người Mỹ Latin sống ở khu vực ven thành phố New York đang có các biểu hiện điển hình của Covid-19. Họ thở hổn hển trên những chiếc cáng.

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APRIL 16″Update: April, 16/2020 – 15:26 VNS

HÀ NỘI — The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) requires all local drug manufacturing, exporting and importing firms to suspend the export of drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19 from April 16. On the morning of April 16, DAV sent a letter to all firms that produce, import and export drugs about temporarily stopping the export of COVID-19 medicines. Continue reading on CVD >>

By Minh Nga   April 17, 2020 | 08:26 am GMT+7

U.S. military officials are almost certain that Vietnam is not the source of a deadly Covid-19 outbreak on aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt. They believe that the outbreak, which has seen almost 600 sailors on board get infected, was caused by a series of flights conducted by the carrier’s air wing, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Continue reading on CVD >>

By Josh Campbell, Kylie Atwood and Evan Perez, CNN Updated 2312 GMT (0712 HKT) April 16, 2020

(CNN)US intelligence and national security officials say the United States government is looking into the possibility that the novel coronavirus spread from a Chinese laboratory rather than a market, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter who caution it is premature to draw any conclusions. The theory is one of multiple being pursued by investigators as they attempt to determine the origin of the coronavirus that has resulted in a pandemic and killed hundreds of thousands. The US does not believe the virus was associated with bioweapons research and the sources indicated there is currently no indication the virus was man-made. Officials noted that the intelligence community is also exploring a range of other theories regarding the origination of the virus, as would typically be the case for high-profile incidents, according to an intelligence source.The theory has been pushed by supporters of the President, including some congressional Republicans, who are eager to deflect criticisms of Trump’s handling of the pandemic. Continue reading on CVD >>

MASK DIPLOMACY’”TOPICS:ChinaCOVID-19Face Mask Diplomacy VietnamPhoto: Griffin Wooldridge from Pexels ASEAN nations are increasing production of face masks and other medical equipment. By exporting them all over the world, Vietnam stands to make diplomatic and economic gains. By John Pennington The coronavirus pandemic has given rise to plenty of new terminology, a recent example being ‘face mask diplomacy’. China led the way by exporting face masks, testing kits, ventilators and thermometers, but as this type of ‘diplomacy’ develops, a new challenger has emerged: Vietnam. Continue reading on CVD >>