Category: Medical

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al- Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented to support the Brunei Islamic Religious Council to postpone the sending of Brunei Darussalam’s Haj Pilgrims for this year’s haj season.

 

The Ministry of Religious Affairs in its press release yesterday informed that the support to postpone was made during the Brunei Islamic Religious Council’s meeting held on Monday, the last 5th of April. The Ministry also informed that the decision was made based on concerns over the global current state of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the release, the Government’s prohibition on performing the Haj must be complied with by all country’s citizens and residents, including those who intend to travel privately, whether from within or outside the country.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

8 active cases are still being treated at the National Isolation Centre. The Ministry of Health in its press release on the latest COVID-19 situation in Brunei Darussalam reported no new COVID-19 case yesterday.

 

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 cases in the country remain at 250 with 239 recovered.

 

The last local COVID-19 case was reported on the 6th of May 2020, and the total number of imported cases since the last one is 109.

 

644 people are currently undergoing mandatory self-isolation; while 20,004 have completed their mandatory self-isolation since March 2020.

 

Meanwhile, 281 samples have been tested for the SARS-Co-V-2, bringing the total number of lab tests since January 2020 to 134,906. For further information and latest development, visit the Ministry of Health’s website or contact the Health Advice line 148.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case yesteday, bringing the national tally to 250.

According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, the patient is a 42-year-old woman, who arrived in the country from Indonesia on May 30, and has no symptoms of infection.

Investigation and contact tracing confirmed no close contacts for the infection, as she was quarantined upon arrival in the country.

The new case is being treated and monitored at the National Isolation Centre with seven other active cases, who are all in stable condition.

With the detection of the new case, a total of 109 imported cases have been confirmed, since the last local infection case on May 6, 2020. Brunei has recorded 403 days without local COVID-19 cases.

There have been three deaths and 239 recovered patients reported so far in Brunei

 

 

 

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK

As a contribution to the community, Bandar Seri Begawan Lions Club and Belait Lions Club are conducting a free Health Screening Programme for longhouse residents in rural areas in trhe Temburong District. The programme aims to raise awareness on the importance of health care.

 

The Health Screening Programme targets the residents of Kampung Sibut Longhouse in Temburong District. It is one of the strategies of Bandar Seri Begawan Lions Club and Belait Lions Club since its inception to reach out to the community with charitable activities. In collaboration with the Kampung Sibut Consultative Council, the programme successfully brought together more than one hundred longhouse occupants to undergo health check-ups and obtain information on measures to prevent non-communicable diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke and cancer.

 

Apparently, the information shared during this charity activity was very beneficial to the longhouse occupants in particular. Hopefully, such an activity will continue to be held to further raise public awareness of the importance of maintaining health because prevention is better than cure.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

Strategic Decisions

Standing Vice Chairman of Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee Vuong Quoc Tuan said that Bac Ninh has 10 industrial parks that have been put into operation, attracting nearly 1,200 enterprises in production and business; including many large corporations. Workers in industrial parks have a great connection and exchange with the residential community, which is a favorable environment for disease transmission from the community to the industrial park and vice versa. If the disease is not well controlled, it will disrupt supply chains and seriously affect the economy.

With the determination to protect industrial zones, stable production “strongholds” and maintain supply chains, the province has implemented a series of strong measures such as focusing on zoning, blockade, social distancing and isolation. associations in each locality in accordance with the direction of the Prime Minister. The province completes the scenarios, activates the epidemic prevention and control system from the province to the grassroots; establish an Information Analysis Team to analyze data sources, propose tracing, testing and assess the risk of spread, and promptly take appropriate handling measures. 100% of businesses must develop a plan for epidemic prevention and control…

Bac Ninh province held meetings of the Steering Committee for COVID-19 disease prevention and control and made the “correct” decision to suspend the use of experts. , workers from Bac Giang province to Bac Ninh and from Bac Ninh to Bac Giang to work.

With the active participation of the authorities, Bac Ninh has checked over 30,000 workers and experts from Bac Giang daily to Bac Ninh to work and more than 3,000 daily workers from Bac Ninh to Bac Giang to work. ; At the same time, it is recommended that workers related to Bac Giang industrial park self-isolate at home and undergo extensive testing for SARS-CoV-2. Although businesses have difficulties in organizing production and human resources, this policy contributes to protecting production and workers, avoiding the formation of new outbreaks, breaking through the “front line” of the region. industry, Vice Chairman of Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee emphasized.

Bac Ninh province has requested businesses to urgently activate the entire disease prevention and control system, establishing over 7,600 community COVID groups with over 30,000 members; conduct tracing, testing and screening of all high-risk subjects in the enterprise and testing once a week at least 10% of the total number of people.

“In particular, Bac Ninh province has consulted the Prime Minister to make an “unprecedented” decision requiring businesses to deploy in-house workers to work at factories in Bac Ninh province. ; strictly manage workers in the factory and other workers are monitored and monitored like cases of F2. This policy was quickly supported by businesses,” said Standing Vice Chairman of Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee.

According to the Standing Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Bac Ninh Province, to implement this option, businesses need to ensure conditions for workers to eat and live at the factory; at the same time, require businesses to sign a commitment that all people entering and leaving the company must comply with regulations on epidemic prevention and control; reduce the number of workers, organize rapid testing, if negative, they will be allowed to work. During work, after 3 days, workers will have to test by PCR. In order to support businesses with accommodation, Bac Ninh province has inspected all schools and housing areas to arrange temporary accommodation for workers.

Regarding disease prevention and control in workers’ hostels, the province assigned the Chairman of the district-level People’s Committee to strictly manage all hostels in the area, establish a COVID safety team at the inns, develop a plan to isolate workers at the hostel. Accordingly, the inn owner signed a commitment to manage tenant workers not to leave the inn, ensuring that essential needs are served on the spot.

In order to timely support businesses, Bac Ninh province has set up 40 working groups to inspect and guide safety conditions for epidemic prevention and control at enterprises in industrial parks. Teams will base themselves on the self-assessment of enterprises to check the actual conditions of epidemic prevention and control at enterprises, from which to advise and propose, Bac Ninh will suspend and close production facilities. until the requirements on COVID-19 prevention and control are met.

Adaptive business

Following the instructions of Bac Ninh province, businesses in Bac Ninh province quickly developed scenarios to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic, organized production and arranged accommodation, strictly managed workers and employees. labor.

To prevent and control the epidemic, Tabuchi Electric Vietnam Co., Ltd., Dai Dong – Hoan Son industrial park, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province promoted propaganda for workers and employees. The central areas of the factory, the common area, the dining room all have posters with information about the COVID-19 epidemic and recommendations of the Ministry of Health. The company updates the epidemic situation at the bulletin board, organizes training courses, guides the COVID Safety Team in the enterprise about the COVID-19 epidemic and how to prevent it, to convey information to each employee in the organization. mine.

Implementing the plan for disease prevention and control, in industrial parks, the company has conducted COVID-19 testing for workers, made plans, developed plans to respond to the epidemic, arranged temporary isolation rooms. and equip the necessary equipment. Require employees to make medical declarations, daily travel schedules, limit going out when not necessary…

Mr. Nguyen Tuan Long, Head of Administration and Human Resources Department of Tabuchi Electrics Vietnam Co., Ltd., said that in the spirit of the government’s direction, although workers do not have dormitories, the company does its best to contribute to the contribution. part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. From the evening of June 1, the company organized for workers to stay at the factory. To ensure the living needs of workers, the company purchases personal equipment such as mattresses and curtains, and supports each worker 300,000 VND to buy personal items. Up to now, the company has arranged accommodation and has 800/1,400 employees living and working in the factory. The departments that do not directly work will arrange to work online to save the 3-storey office building as accommodation for workers.

Similarly, Goertek Vina Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Que Vo industrial park, Nam Son ward, Bac Ninh city has over 29,000 workers. Currently, the company is arranging for 3,000 workers to work. Mr. George Jiang, General Director of the company shared, before the complicated epidemic situation, the company received a lot of support from the leaders of Bac Ninh province. Accompanying the province, from June 1, the company has arranged 3,000 dormitories for workers. However, with a large workload and many orders, the company is constantly adding more human resources.

“We will receive job applications from employees, arrange for SARS-CoV-2 testing for all workers, only after being negative for 2 times will be allowed to work and have a plan to arrange accommodation for them. worker. Despite the difficult epidemic situation, I believe that with the involvement of all levels of government, along with strict implementation of disease prevention and control by businesses and workers, the epidemic will soon be controlled. Director of Goertek Vina Science and Technology Co., Ltd. information.

Mr. Vi Van Quang, a native of Loc Binh, Lang Son province, a worker working at Goertek Vina Science and Technology Co., Ltd. said that in the past time, epidemics occurred in businesses, he was very worried about the future. not go to work. In particular, because his hometown is far away, every month he has to spend a lot of money on renting a motel, plus living expenses, so living conditions are difficult. Up to now, after having the policy of both working and staying in the factory, he is very supportive. After living here for 3 days, he found the living conditions to be very good. He does not have to spend time traveling, in addition, each worker who comes here is provided with 3 meals by the company, an additional 150,000 VND/day support and can buy some personal equipment such as mattresses, tents. , pots, towels…

Ms. Do Thi Doan, a native of Que Vo district, a worker at the same company, shared that living in a new environment, she feels very comfortable. Although she lives in a group, she still has her personal space. Especially, when working in this environment, you will feel more secure in disease prevention and control. Here, she will strictly abide by all regulations on disease prevention and control, strive to produce, overcome difficulties with the company, and work with the whole province to soon repel the epidemic.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

In the context of the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in many places, the Forum is an important event that attracts great attention from leaders of countries, international organizations, experts and businesses of many countries. countries around the world, with the participation of about 15,000 delegates in both face-to-face and online formats.

With the theme “We are together – an economy in a new reality”, the Forum focused on discussing a number of groups of issues such as the post-pandemic world, the development tasks of the Russian Federation until 2030, the Social issues in world development, digital technology, solutions and opportunities for businesses, safety of medical drugs.

At the invitation of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Vietnamese delegation led by Politburo member, Head of the Central Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh, attended the Forum in an online form.

At the opening session, Head of the Central Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh and First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation, Minister of Industry and Trade and Acting Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Qatar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, had a meeting. high-level dialogue on the consequences and challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the global socio-political, security and economic situation, on measures and joint efforts of the community international community in dealing with the pandemic, on the trends and prospects of the world economy after COVID-19 and many other important contents.

Head of the Central Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh shared with the Forum some of Vietnam’s experiences in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, outstanding achievements in socio-economic development and positive prospects. of the Vietnamese economy in the coming period. He emphasized that although it is a developing country with many limitations in terms of resources, thanks to the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the drastic and effective management of the Government, the consensus of With both the political system and the people with “early, quick and strong” responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam has successfully accomplished the “dual goal” of fighting the epidemic and developing the economy. The world community highly appreciates the anti-epidemic effectiveness.

Especially in the context of the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in many parts of the world, Vietnam has remained steadfast in its policy of opening up, actively and proactively integrating into the international economy, and taking on comprehensive success. ASEAN Chair Year 2020, promoting multilateral cooperation frameworks, making an important contribution to stabilizing global supply chains, most notably the successful signing of the RCEP Agreement, opening up a free trade area the world’s largest, thereby helping ASEAN’s international role and prestige be increasingly valued and enhanced.

Head of the Central Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh suggested that countries should unite, unite and strive for global cooperation in such areas as COVID-19 prevention and control, vaccine sharing, multilateral trade cooperation, etc. avoid disruption of global supply chains, fight poverty and re-poverty in the world

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Facing the complicated situation of the COVID-19 epidemic in many provinces and cities of Vietnam, Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Phankham Viphavanh sent a letter of greetings to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh .

In the letter, on behalf of the Lao Party, Government and people, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh expressed his deep sympathies and sympaths to the Vietnamese Party, Government and people, especially localities with many cases of infection. infection in the community.

Lao leaders and people highly appreciate Vietnam’s drastic and timely epidemic prevention and control measures, and firmly believe that, under the wise direction of the Party, the Government’s high determination With the government and the consensus of the whole people, Vietnam will soon control and win the pandemic.

Also on this occasion, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh expressed his deep gratitude for Vietnam’s valuable assistance to Laos over the past time in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, affirming the Lao Party, Government and people. always ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with Vietnamese comrades, in line with the spirit of the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency