Over the past 24 hours, the world has recorded more than 12,500 deaths and over 780,000 new infections. The situation in India is in danger when the number of new infections continues to break records, nearly reaching 300,000 cases / day
Patient sharing a bed due to overload in New Delhi, India on April 15. Photo: Reuters
According to statistics page worldometer.info, as of 6am on April 21 (according to Vietnam time), the whole world has recorded a total of 143,492,529 cases of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection causing COVID-19, of which 3,055 .591 deaths. The number of new infections in the past 24 hours was 781,333 and 12,571 new deaths.
The number of patients recovered has reached 122,118,938 people, 18,318,000 patients are receiving active treatment and 109,393 critical cases.
Over the past 24 hours, the countries that recorded the highest number of SARS-CoV-2 virus cases in the world were: India (294,290 cases), Brazil (65,363 cases) and Turkey (61,028); Brazil leads in the number of new deaths (with 2,954 cases), followed by India (2,020 cases) and the US (738 cases).
The US, India and Brazil are the three most severely affected countries in the world. The number of infections in the US is 32,525,316 million people, of which 582,311 deaths. India recorded a total of 15,609,004 cases, including 182,570 deaths. Meanwhile, Brazil ranked third with 14,043,076 cases and 378,003 deaths.
Health care workers give COVID-19 vaccine to people in Kigali, Rwanda, on April 17, 2021. Photo: THX / TTXVN
The world experienced a record week of infection
CNN quoted published data from the World Health Organization showing that the world has just experienced a record infectious week since the outbreak of COVID-19.
Accordingly, the world recorded 5,236,922 new infections in the last 7 days, surpassing the previous record of 5.04 million cases in the week from 4/1/2021. The number of new infections increased in all regions according to WHO, except Europe – a 3% decrease. The region that saw the strongest rise in new infections was Southeast Asia, up 57% from the previous week.
Meanwhile, the number of new infections in India also continued to increase, and accounted for 28% of all new cases globally.
Also last week, the number of COVID deaths worldwide exceeded 3 million. According to WHO, it took the world 9 months to reach the first 1 million deaths, but it only took 3 months to surpass 1 million cases for the third time.
A person waiting to transfer the body of a loved one who died from COVID got into a car near a cremation of dead bodies in New Delhi, April 17, 2021. Photo: Getty Images
America: The Canada-US border continued to close for another month
The agreement between Canada and the United States to restrict unnecessary travel between the two countries’ common borders has been extended for another month to May 21, 2021, amid the third wave of infections of the COVID epidemic. -19 tends to be severe in “the land of maple leaves”.
Also on April 20, the US State Department warned its citizens not to travel to Canada due to the sharp increase in the epidemic in neighboring countries. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put Canada on the list of Level 4 travel warnings – America’s highest level of warning for travel to a country.
As of 6 am April 21 (Vietnam time), Canada recorded 1,136,849 cases of COVID-19, of which 23,707 died. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, between April 13-19, 2021, the country had an average of 8,680 cases of COVID-19 every day, up 7% from 7 days earlier.
A COVID-19 sampling site for people in London, UK, April 13, 2021. Photo: AFP / VNA
The J&J vaccine may be involved in blood clots
The European Union’s Drug Administration said on April 20 that it had found a “possible link” between Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine (J&J) and cases of blood clots. are rare and require the company to add warnings to the label. However, experts at the agency reiterated that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks.
According to the AP news agency, the European Pharmaceutical Authority (EMA) made the aforementioned decision after a very small number of cases of thrombosis (blood clots) in vaccinated people were reported in America. The EMA said a clot warning should be added to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine label and these rare blood disorders should be considered “very rare side effects of the vaccine”.
Medical staff treating patient COVID-19 at a hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, April 16, 2021. Photo: AFP / VNA
The EMA also recommends changing the label for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after it has found an association with the rare thrombosis.
In both cases, the EMA said the benefit of getting the COVID-19 vaccine still outweighs the very small risk of the rare number of people developing an abnormal blood clot.
Last week, Johnson & Johnson halted its vaccine deployment in Europe after US officials recommended a halt to its vaccines, when they found six cases of blood clots out of nearly 7 million people. vaccinations in the US.
Medical staff treating patient COVID-19 at a hospital in Freising, Germany, on 12/4/2021. Photo: AFP / VNA
Russia: The epidemic spreads worse than in Moscow
The mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, on April 20, posted on his personal blog that the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in this city has started to get worse in recent weeks. . “Indeed, in the past two or three weeks, the SARS-CoV-2 virus infection situation has started to deteriorate,” Sobyanin wrote.
As of 6 am April 21, Russia had recorded an additional 8,164 cases of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection within 24 hours. This is the lowest recorded level since the end of September 2020. However, among these, the capital Moscow has accounted for 1,996 cases.
People wait in line to sample COVID-19 in London, UK, on April 13, 2021. Photo: AFP / VNA
Asia – India: Nearly 300,000 cases / day
According to the Ministry of Health of India, within the past 24 hours, the country recorded 294,290 new cases of COVID-19 – the highest daily rate in the world, and also marked the 6th consecutive day this South Asian country recorded the number of new cases exceed 200,000 cases / day.
As of 6 am April 21, India recorded a total of 15,609,004 cases, of which 182,570 died.
Meanwhile, Malaysia had an additional 2,341 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 379,473. This is the 6th consecutive day that Malaysia has recorded more than 2,000 cases of COVID-19. The state of Sarawak continued to have the highest number of infections per day, with 600 cases, followed by the state of Selangor (539 cases), Kelatan (429 cases) and the capital Kuala Lumpur (344 cases). Notably, between April 3 and 16, the state of Kelantan recorded a total of 464 school-related infections, including students, teachers and staff.
Medical staff sample COVID-19 for people in Madhya Pradesh state, India, on April 19, 2021. Photo: THX / TTXVN
China helps Indonesia build a large-scale vaccine production center
On April 20, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country would continue to cooperate with Indonesia with a vaccine. In a phone call with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, he stated that China would help Indonesia build a regional center for vaccine production.
The Chinese leader also confirmed that the two countries share their opposition to “vaccine nationalism”.
In another development, Indonesia has allowed private pharmaceutical firms to participate in research into vaccine formulation. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration (BPOM) of Indonesia did not permit phase 2 testing of the Nusantara vaccine, as local pharmacist Rama Emerald Multi Sukses was working with the birth company. Aivita pharmacy researched by the US. The reason given was that the above companies did not submit enough required data for the phase 1 testing.
Residents wear masks to prevent COVID-19 infection during a prayer service for the holy month of Ramadan in Bangalore, India. Photo: THX / TTXVN
Cambodia: The people of Phnom Penh were troubled by a blockade
On April 20, Cambodia recorded an additional 431 cases of COVID-19, of which 2 cases of “entry”, the rest related to the incident of community infection on February 20.
In order to solve the difficult situation caused by the order to blockade the capital, Phnom Penh Admiral Khuong Sreng has instructed all districts in the city to issue a “purchase” card so that only 1 member per family can go back and forth to buy food and necessities during this time. He asked the authorities at all levels in Phnom Penh to ensure fairness in distributing “purchase” cards so that both buyers and small businesses had to strictly comply with the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control measures.
The problem of buying essentials in Phnom Penh began to become a problem when the blockade was issued last week, with many residents complaining that they were short of supplies, many markets closed due to related cases of infection, while travel between counties is prohibited, even for the purpose of making purchases.
Police set up a stop on a road leading to the capital Phnom Penh, Cambodia on April 15, 2021. Photo: THX / TTXVN
Up to now, Cambodia has recorded a total of 7,444 COVID-19 cases, of which 49 died.
Malaysia: For the 6th day in a row, over 2,000 new cases were reported
On April 20, Malaysia recorded an additional 2,341 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number to 379,473. This is the 6th consecutive day the country has recorded more than 2,000 cases of COVID-19.
Malaysian people wear masks at a market. Photo: Straits Times
In the context of Malaysia facing the risk of the fourth wave of COVID-19 infection, with the infection mainly occurring in the construction sites and workplaces with many migrant workers, the government The country has conducted a review of the illegal immigrant workforce to deploy the COVID-19 vaccine for these people, and even asked employers to commit to getting COVID-19 vaccination. labor.
Interior Minister Hamzah Zainudin said to date that a total of 145,830 illegal migrant workers have registered for the Labor Force Review Program. Specifically, 72,324 illegal migrant workers registered repatriation and 73,506 other workers registered to legally return to work.
Mr. Hamzah said that the government’s purpose in implementing the two programs above is to ensure that only foreigners with legal documents can work in the country. According to him, if there are illegal migrant workers who are not vaccinated, the country will not be able to achieve community immunity.
Health care workers prepare COVID-19 vaccine to inject people in the city of San Juan, Philippines, on April 1, 2021. Photo: THX / TTXVN
Philippines: Hospitals are overloaded
Hospitals in the Philippines are facing a more serious wave of infections. Authorities in the capital Manila confirmed the epidemic situation here is complicated, when the number of cases is increasing. Since the beginning of the month, the country has recorded an average of more than 10,400 cases of COVID-19, nearly double the figure recorded in March and far exceeding the average 213, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Philippines, since the beginning of the month. shift / day in April 2020, as well as 2,169 cases in the second half of 2020.
COVID-19 vaccination site at San Juan City, Philippines, April 1, 2021. Photo: THX / TTXVN
The government’s decision to blockade the capital Manila, which has a population of more than 13 million, does not seem to help alleviate difficulties for the health system. According to Philippine Government data, special care departments in Manila are operating at 84% of capacity, while 70% of hospital beds have been used for patients with COVID-19 and 63% of beds are used. for isolation.
Facing this situation, the Ministry of Health of the Philippines said it would add more than 1,400 beds in Manila
So far, the Philippines has recorded 945,745 cases of COVID-19, of which about 16,000 people did not survive.
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