Saigon Railway Station deploys testing for all passengers
The Ho Chi Minh City International Health Quarantine Center said that from 0:00 on April 11, it will check electronic health declarations and take samples for coronavirus testing for all train passengers arriving at Saigon Station (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City). After completing the inspection steps, train passengers will be allowed to leave the station.
According to information from Vietnam Railway Corporation, up to this point there is only one train departing from Saigon station and one train returning to Saigon station every day.
Singapore continues to record a record number of new infections
Singapore reported 287 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, with more than half linked to a cluster at a single apartment complex, more than double the number of cases from the previous day, which had been the highest daily tally ever, according to Channel News Asia.
Singapore's total number of infections is now 1,910 cases and 6 deaths from Covid-19.
Malaysia extends movement restrictions
On April 10, Malaysia officially announced the extension of travel restrictions for another two weeks, until April 28. On the same day, the country recorded 118 new infections.
Malaysia is still the country with the highest number of infections in Southeast Asia.
Phuket: the first province in Thailand to lock down
Phuket has become the first province in Thailand to impose a 14-day lockdown from April 13 to curb the spread of Covid-19. Accordingly, everyone is required to stay at home, except for a few special cases such as medical staff and government officials. Anyone who violates the new regulations can be punished with a year in prison and a maximum fine of 100,000 baht.
The Thaiger website also reported on April 10 that governors in 14 provinces (out of 76 provinces in the country) such as Chiang Rai, Tak, Nan... have announced restrictions on travel in and out of their provinces.
Türkiye bans people from leaving their homes for 48 hours
According to AFP news agency, the Turkish government has ordered all residents to stay at home for 48 hours, from midnight on April 10 to midnight on April 12. This ban applies to 31 cities, including the economic center of Istanbul and the capital Ankara.
Yemen has its first case of COVID-19 infection
Yemen has just recorded its first case of the new coronavirus in Hadramawt province, southern Yemen, controlled by the Government. According to AFP news agency, due to the war, the epidemic in this country will be a challenge because Yemen has few resources to deal with the epidemic.
The war between Yemen and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition has been going on for many years.
US surpasses 500,000 infections, New York records highest number of infections in the world
According to statistics from worldometers.info, the number of infections in the US as of the morning of April 11 has reached 502,876 cases, along with 18,747 deaths. Of which, New York alone recorded more than 162,000 cases, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the total number of infections in the US, and at the same time higher than the number of infections in any other country in the world.
On April 10, for the first time since the outbreak, the number of patients using ventilators in New York decreased (from 4,925 to 4,908).
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, the US also became the first country to record up to 2,000 deaths in one day due to the Covid-19 acute respiratory infection.
Speaking on CNN, the US CDC Director said it is predicted that the country is approaching the peak of the epidemic.
Brazil's death toll surpasses 1,000
Brazil, the country most affected by the Covid-19 epidemic in Latin America, recorded a total of 1,056 deaths on April 10. Brazil's current total number of cases is 19,638.
Experts predict the epidemic in Brazil will peak by the end of April.
UK has 980 more deaths in a day
On April 10, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that the UK had recorded 980 more deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 8,958 cases.
As of the morning of April 11, worldometers.info website reported that the total number of infections in the UK is currently 73,758.
Italy extends lockdown until May 3
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte decided on April 10 to extend the lockdown period until May 3, despite pressure from businesses to reopen the economy.
According to AFP news agency, Mr. Conte announced this decision after Italy recorded 570 more deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in this country to 18,849, higher than any other country in the world.
Although the number of deaths per day is still high, compared to a few weeks ago in Italy it has also decreased a lot.
Russia introduces travel permit policy in capital
On April 10, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the introduction of a travel permit system in the Russian capital, starting from April 13.
“At the first stage, we will introduce work permits. At the second stage, we will introduce them for other travel purposes. At the third stage, if necessary, we will introduce them for regional travel. We will inform you further about the timing of each stage,” Sobyanin said.
Mayor Sobyanin also said that from April 13 to April 19, the Moscow city government suspended the activities of all enterprises and organizations, except for government agencies, medical organizations, food and medical production enterprises, manufacturers of personal protective equipment, important defense enterprises, the space, nuclear and critical infrastructure sectors.
Spain: "The situation is under control"
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on April 10: "The situation is now under control as the country's death toll dropped to 683 from 757 the previous day."
Spain has confirmed that it will not relax measures to protect its people for the time being.
France records 50 infections on aircraft carrier
On April 10, the French Ministry of Defense confirmed that 50 crew members on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, the country's only aircraft carrier, tested positive for the new coronavirus.
It is known that the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier has 1,760 people on board. Some areas of the ship have been blocked.
Australian cruise ship with more than 100 people infected with corona docks in Montevideo
According to AFP news agency, an Australian cruise ship stuck off the coast of Uruguay for the past two weeks with more than 100 people infected with the coronavirus docked at Montevideo port on April 10.
Following an agreement between the Uruguayan and Australian governments, around 110 passengers will be evacuated from the Greg Mortimer cruise ship and taken to Montevideo's international airport, where they will be flown back to Melbourne.
WHO: Risk of re-outbreak if lockdown is lifted hastily
“Lifting restrictions could lead to a deadly resurgence,” World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference on April 10.
He said there had been a “welcome slowdown” in the epidemic in some European countries, but at the same time there had been an “alarming increase” elsewhere, including community transmission in 16 African countries. “In some countries, up to 10% of health workers have been infected, which is an alarming trend.”
"No country is immune. No country can say it has a strong health system. We have to be really honest about assessing and solving this problem."
