The coronavirus pandemic in five powerful charts

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From papers published to carbon emissions to confirmed cases, these data reveal an unprecedented viral outbreak and its impacts around the world.

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A worker disinfects a mosque in Istanbul as part of city-wide efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty

How is the coronavirus spreading around the world?

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Việt Nam jumps 23 places in economic freedom index

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Việt Nam got 58.8 points this year in the economic freedom index. — Photo heritage.org

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam jumped 23 places from last year to reach 58.8 points, ranking 105th place in the economic freedom index this year.The Heritage Foundation has released the 2020 Index of Economic Freedom report. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam jumps 23 places in economic freedom index”

Vietnam expands foreign visa ban, 85 coronavirus cases in country

MARCH 20, 2020 / 1:04 AM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
A health worker sprays disinfectants in a train as a measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hanoi, Vietnam March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam will temporarily suspend visa-free travel for citizens of Japan, Belarus and Russia from Saturday as its health ministry reported nine more coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing total in the country to 85. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam expands foreign visa ban, 85 coronavirus cases in country”

Vietnam to halt issue of all visas over coronavirus

Weeks after declaring the recovery of all 16 of its virus sufferers, Vietnam has confirmed 61 infections, but no deaths, after authorities announced a surge in infections from overseas. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to halt issue of all visas over coronavirus”

Vietnam now at “golden stage” of COVID-19 fight: PM

Tuesday, 2020-03-17 10:26:59 Nhân Dân

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (standing) speaks at the meeting. (Photo: NDO/Tran Hai)

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NDO/VNA – Vietnam is now at the “golden stage” of COVID-19 prevention and control, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on March 16.

Speaking at a Hanoi meeting between permanent cabinet members and the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control, the leader lauded ministries and agencies, especially the committee, for their efforts in the disease combat over the past two months. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam now at “golden stage” of COVID-19 fight: PM”

‘Vietnam has been preparing’: Britisth man from coronavirus quarantine camp

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Coronavirus: Life inside a Vietnamese government quarantineBritish citizen Gavin Wheeldon has been held in a Vietnamese government quarantine near Hanoi since March 14. Here he provides an insight on what day-to-day life is like under complete lockdown

Gavin Wheeldon is a British citizen who has been held in a Vietnamese government-run quarantine in Son Tay since March 14 after landing in Hanoi on a direct flight from London, England.


5am – I land at Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport with hopes of a new life in my favourite country. I finally made it. As we leave the plane, we’re greeted with barriers and must complete health declarations. People are being swabbed and staff are wearing protective clothing. It’s all very real now. It’s no longer a headline.

Each of us must wait to be swabbed and give up our passports. Suddenly I’m grateful I filled in the online declaration and skipped the queue. I’m met with more forms, more confusion. Finally they take swab samples from my throat and nose and I’m gestured to sit in a specific area.

I look back at the slow moving queue. Westerners, Vietnamese, each of them waiting. As the hours pass, unrest grows and none of us are given information. A nearby elderly holiday group complains but it becomes increasingly evident that it’s not just us who are confused – the staff aren’t sure what to do with us. I realise that somewhere, someone is having a meeting about where to send us.
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Saigon and Hanoi shutdown all public entertainment places over coronavirus concerns

Authorities in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) of Vietnam has ordered local entertainment facilities, including bars and clubs, to shut down starting from Saturday evening in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

According to a document issued by the People’s Committee in District 1, all forms of entertainment establishments including cinemas, massage parlors, bars, karaoke bars, discos, and beer clubs in the downtown district shall be suspended indefinitely from 6:00 pm on Saturday. Tuoi Tre Newspaper reports. Tiếp tục đọc “Saigon and Hanoi shutdown all public entertainment places over coronavirus concerns”

Vietnam introduces compulsory testing for arrivals from coronavirus-hit areas

Foreign tourists wear protective masks and walk on the empty The Huc bridge due to recent novel coronavirus outbreak on Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi, Vietnam March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

HANOI: Vietnam’s health ministry on Sunday (Mar 15) said all passengers coming from or through China, South Korea, the UK and Schengen countries will be compulsorily quarantined and tested for COVID-19.

“The compulsory quarantine applies to arrivals from March 14,” the health ministry said in a statement. “Those whose tests are positive will get immediate treatment while the rest will be quarantined for 14 days.” Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam introduces compulsory testing for arrivals from coronavirus-hit areas”

The Global Economic Impacts of COVID-19

March 10, 2020 CSIS

Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which first appeared in China at the end of last year, now exceed 115,000 as of March 10 and are likely to climb significantly higher. While over two-thirds of the total confirmed cases are in mainland China, the vast majority of new cases reported since February 25 have occurred outside the country. What was initially seen as a largely China-centric shock is now understood to be a global crisis. The virus’s spread has regrettably borne out analysts’ downside scenarios, with investors digesting the implications of disrupted supply chains, official containment measures, and spillovers from the real economy to financial markets. A decision by two of the world’s largest energy producers to maintain current levels of production, despite falling energy prices, has further unnerved investors while questions about governments’ abilities to mount an effective and coordinated response linger. The increased uncertainty has led to financial market volatility last seen during the global financial crisis. Tiếp tục đọc “The Global Economic Impacts of COVID-19”

Asean Meeting of Finance Chiefs to Proceed in Vietnam in March

Karlis Salna – Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen March 12 2020, 2:24 PM (Bloomberg)

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will meet in Vietnam later this month after initially weighing a proposal to postpone the summit due to the coronavirus. Authorities in Vietnam, which holds the Asean chairmanship, have confirmed the summit will now go ahead as scheduled, the Asean Secretariat said Thursday. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had been weighing a proposal to postpone the meeting, set to take place over four days in Halong Bay, a beach city north of Hanoi, beginning March 24. Finance and central bank officials from across Southeast Asia, as well as Japan, South Korea and China, had been expected to attend.

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Tên chính thức của dịch coronavirus – Official name of Coronavirus pandemic

 

02.11.2020 07:08 PM

Coronavirus Has a Name: The Deadly Disease Is Covid-19

The virus that causes it is SARS-CoV-2. (We didn’t say they were good names.)

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The naming of viruses is a serious matter. How people describe a disease and the people who have it can create or perpetuate dangerous stigmas.PHOTOGRAPH: JEFF PACHOUD/GETTY IMAGES

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THẬN TRỌNG KHI ĐƯA TIN VỀ DỊCH BỆNH COVID-19

 

Mạng lưới Báo chí Quốc Tế IJNet đưa ra 10 lời khuyên dành cho các nhà báo khi đưa tin về dịch bệnh COVID-19. Đây là kinh nghiệm từ nhiều phóng viên từ vùng dịch và đã từng đưa tin các dịch bệnh trước như Ebola. Media Climate Net dịch và giới thiệu.
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“Nhiệm vụ của nhà báo là truyền đạt thông tin đáng tin cậy và có trách nhiệm tới công chúng. Đối diện với một cuộc khủng hoảng sức khỏe toàn cầu, giống như hiện tại chúng ta đang phải đối mặt với COVID-19, vai trò này trở nên quan trọng hơn bao giờ hết.

“Có rất nhiều lớp ‘sương mù thông tin’ trong khoảng thời gian này, và bạn có trách nhiệm băng qua lớp mây mù đó để có được một bức tranh rõ ràng.” – Michael Standaert, một nhà báo tự do tại Thâm Quyến, đã viết cho Bloomberg, The Guardian, Al Jazeera và nhiều báo khác cho hay. Anh đã viết về virus corona ở Trung Quốc kể từ khi dịch bùng phát vào tháng 12/2019.

Đặc biệt trong các cuộc khủng hoảng, các nhà báo cần phải biết cân bằng giữa việc thông báo cho công chúng và gieo rắc nỗi sợ hãi – mặc dù việc này khó như đi trên dây. “Bạn muốn tránh ru ngủ mọi người trong sự tự mãn,” TS.Stephen Morse, Giáo sư dịch tễ học tại Đại học Columbia cho biết. Tuy vậy bạn cũng không muốn thổi phồng nó lên đến mức tạo ra sợ hãi hoặc hoảng loạn vô căn cứ, ông nói thêm.

Ở Trung Quốc, nhiệm vụ này thậm chí còn trở nên khó khăn hơn khi đối mặt với sự kiểm duyệt của chính phủ. Standaert đã nhận thấy ngày càng khó khăn để thuyết phục các nguồn tin trả lời phỏng vấn, vì nhiều công dân Trung Quốc sợ bị cảnh báo hoặc khiển trách. “Thật điên rồ và đáng lo ngại khi một người dân bình thường nghĩ rằng họ không thể nói lên suy nghĩ của mình khi quan chức chính quyền địa phương chưa cho phép.” – Standaert nói với IJNet.

Tuy điều kiện khó khăn, các phóng viên như Standaert vẫn phải tiếp tục viết những câu chuyện về coronavirus. Để giúp các nhà báo trên toàn thế giới đưa tin tốt hơn về dịch bệnh này, IJNet đã biên soạn một danh sách các lời khuyên, những thận trọng cần có khi viết về COVID-19.

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1. HIỂU ĐÚNG TÌNH HÌNH THỰC TẾ

Như bất kỳ cuộc khủng hoảng nào trên toàn thế giới, có rất nhiều thông tin và không phải tất cả đều tốt. Thông tin tràn lan trên Internet có thể đánh lừa khán giả, giống như hình ảnh người đàn ông nằm chết trên đường phố ở Vũ Hán được bao quanh bởi các nhân viên y tế. Bức ảnh này được mệnh danh là hình ảnh của cuộc khủng hoảng coronavirus Vũ Hán bởi tờ The Guardian – mặc dù không có bằng chứng nào cho thấy người đàn ông thực sự đã chết vì coronavirus.
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Breaking | Vietnam reports 9 new coronavirus cases in a day, now 30

 

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health just announced nine new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday afternoon (March 08, 2020).

All nine new cases are foreigners, who were on the same flight from London to Hanoi with the 17th case, 26-year-old Nguyen Hong Nhung, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus Friday after traveling to the three European countries last month. Tiếp tục đọc “Breaking | Vietnam reports 9 new coronavirus cases in a day, now 30”

Vietnam Air Passengers Quarantined on Virus Exposure Threat

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Twelve crew members and 51 out of 73 passengers on a Vietnam Airlines flight from Nagoya in Japan to Ho Chi Minh City were placed in quarantine on fears the carrier’s employees had been exposed earlier to a Japanese traveler with the novel coronavirus.

The Japanese passenger tested positive with the virus after landing at Chubu Centrair International Airport Wednesday with a fever, according to Vietnam’s government website, which cited its health ministry Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam Air Passengers Quarantined on Virus Exposure Threat”