The United States, France, Britain and Italy continue to reduce cases, plans to loosen or lift restrictions continue to be put in place in addition to efforts to restore the economy. Vietnam has had 25 days without cases of infection in the community.

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Australian students start over again

May 11, children in some states in Australia started returning to school after being left home because of the COVID-19 epidemic in mid-March. According to Reuters, the rate of new infections in Australia is still under control. at low level.

Reciprocating states are New South Wales, the most populous state in Australia, and Queensland. Authorities have transferred to schools of soap, hand sanitizer, temperature gauge and personal protective equipment. The class size is reduced and contact between students is minimized.

Vietnam 25 days without new infections in the community

According to information from the National Steering Committee for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19, as of 6 am on May 11, our country has not recorded new cases of COVID-19. This is the fourth day in a row that Vietnam has no new infections, and is the 25th day no cases have been reported in the community.

The total number of cases in the country is still 288, of which 48 cases from abroad are isolated upon entry. Up to now, there are 241 cases that have been cured, accounting for 84%.

Currently, 47 patients are still being treated at 6 medical facilities, most of them are in stable health, of which 14 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus from 2 times or more. .

Particularly the most severe patient case up to now is patient 91 British pilots, yesterday 11-5 The Professional Council has consulted and found the best solution for the patient.

Experts have proposed to transfer patients to Cho Ray Hospital for intensive medical treatment and lung transplant potential assessment.

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New York tests twice a week for nursing home workers

According to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's May 10 directive, employees working in nursing homes in this state will be tested for corona virus twice a week. In addition, hospitals cannot send discharged patients back to nursing homes unless they have tested negative.

Violating nursing facilities will have their licenses revoked. According to the BBC, Mr. Cuomo is being criticized for the high death rate in nursing homes.

Currently New York has more than 600 nursing homes. The state is considering a plan to loosen the restrictions and open up the economy from May 15.

A Ghanaian worker infects 533 in a fish processing plant

Late on May 10, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo confirmed on television a worker had transmitted the corona virus to 533 other workers in a fish processing factory in Tema city. These 533 new infections accounted for 11.3% of the total number of COVID-19 cases in Ghana.

Ghanaian health sector alerted to the outbreak at the end of May 8. However, according to Reuters, there was no information on whether safety measures were being taken at the plant.

As of May 10, Ghana had 4,700 cases of COVID-19 being the country with the most infections in West Africa. The total number of people dying from this virus is 22.

Measures for social distancing in Ghana will last until the end of May 2020, and schools at all levels will continue to close.

The world nearly 1.4 million recovery cases

Around the world, according to statistics of worldometers.info, by 6 am May 11, there were more than 4.1 million infections, 283,000 deaths and nearly 1.5 million recovery cases worldwide.

The US remains the world leader in most of the indicators related to the COVID-19 epidemic. Over the past 24 hours, the country recorded 19,444 positive cases for the new strain of corona virus and 720 deaths, according to worldometers.info.

The number of people infected and killed both fell sharply compared to a few days ago, indicating that the pandemic is decreasing in the US. In New York, the state has only 41 reported cases, although it still ranks first in the nation for new infections. New Jersey and Massachusetts are the two states with the highest number of deaths in the US within 24 hours a day.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the administration would allow areas with less severe disease problems, mainly suburbs, and rural areas to reopen by the end of the month.

Party to celebrate the mother's day of the family of Jane Hassebroek in Brooklyn, New York, USA on May 10 - Photo: REUTERS

* By the end of May 10, China had 17 more cases of COVID-19 infection, an increase from the previous day and continues to be the day with the highest number of new infections since April 28. In addition, there were no new deaths.

Among the new cases, 7 were returned from abroad, 5 were in Wuhan City. The total number of positive cases in the virus in China is now 82,918 cases with 4,633 deaths.

* Added US Navy leader exposed to a new strain corona positive family member. Despite being tested and negative for the virus, he will be quarantined for a week, a source told Reuters.

* On May 10, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the blockade in the country due to the COVID-19 epidemic would be extended to at least June 1, although he announced plans to carefully phase out the Travel restrictions. Accordingly, some elementary schools can pick up students and some stores may reopen from June 1. Some public places may reopen 1-7.

Over the past 24 hours, the UK had an additional 3,923 positive cases and 268 deaths from the new strain of corona virus. The total number of COVID-19 morbidity and deaths in the UK is 219,183 and 31,855 respectively.

* Up to the evening of May 10 (French time), the number of deaths due to acute respiratory infections COVID-19 in France was 26,380 people, an increase of 70 in 24 hours. This is the lowest number of daily deaths in France since the country started blockade measures on March 17.

France currently has 22,569 patients hospitalized (down 45 cases compared to a day ago), of which 2,776 people need special care (down 36 cases).

France began to gradually loosen its blockade measures from today, May 11, but remains cautious with the four high-risk regions: Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-France, Bourgogne-Franche- Comté and Grand-Est.

For the above 4 regions, parks and flower gardens continue to close. Non-essential stores are allowed to reopen with space and hygiene conditions, except for shopping malls larger than 40,000 square meters.

Public transport passengers are required to wear a mask. Preschools and elementary schools, if eligible, can accommodate up to 15 students per class.

Middle schools in the low-risk areas are allowed to operate May 18. The reopening of the high schools will be decided by the end of May.

* The Italian Civil Protection Agency said on May 10 that the country recorded an additional 1,083 cases of corona virus infections and 165 deaths due to COVID-19 infection in Italy.

The total number of Italian COVID-19 cases was 219,070. The total number of deaths was 30,560. The total number of recovery cases is 105,186.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte recommended that, if the people do not comply with the safe distance, the risk of all efforts made will be destroyed, the country will be frozen again, and will cause serious damage to the background. Italian economy.

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