Vietnam has had no community transmission cases for 24 days.
At 6am on May 10, the Ministry of Health recorded no new cases of Covid-19, marking the 24th day without community transmission. The total number of cases is 288, of which 241 have recovered. 47 patients are being treated, most of them in stable health, of which 4 cases tested negative once, 13 cases tested negative twice or more.
One critically ill patient is a British pilot. Today, the Treatment Subcommittee of the Ministry of Health is scheduled to hold an inter-hospital consultation to assess the possibility of a lung transplant for this patient.
Many European countries remain hot spots of the Covid-19 epidemic
According to the Russian Covid-19 Prevention and Control Steering Committee, the country continued to record a high number of people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the past 24 hours, with 10,817 cases in 84 federal states, bringing the total number of infected people to 198,676. At the same time, in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health of this country recorded 104 more deaths, bringing the total number of Covid-19 patients who died from the Covid-19 epidemic to 1,827. The capital Moscow is still the locality with the most people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the day.
Social distancing on a train in Moscow, Russia
According to the announcement of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the country recorded 515 cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of patients with this disease to 14,710. In the past day, Ukraine had 15 cases of Covid-19 death, bringing the total number of deaths to 376.
In Europe's largest outbreak, Spain, on May 9, confirmed 2,666 new infections and 179 new deaths, bringing the total number of infections and deaths in this country to 262,783 and 26,478 respectively, second only to the US, UK and Italy.
In the UK, Covid-19 deaths increased by 346 in 24 hours, bringing the total to 31,587. Airlines UK, which represents many airlines in the UK, announced on May 9 that they will apply quarantine regulations for any international passengers entering the UK within 14 days from June.
As of the morning of May 10, the number of deaths from Covid-19 in France had reached 26,310 (an increase of 80 in the past 24 hours). The French Ministry of Health said 100 million masks would be ready for the public by May 11, as well as 50 million disposable masks for businesses and local authorities. Those who do not wear masks on public transport will be fined 135 euros.
The Italian Civil Protection Agency said that on May 9, Italy recorded 1,083 cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 218,268 cases. President of the Italian Higher Institute of Health (ISS) Silvio Brusaferro said that the epidemic curve is decreasing and this is a positive sign, including in the epicenter of the Lombardy region. However, he also affirmed that this trend is positive but cannot be subjective. The impact of the reopening, since May 4, will give specific results in the coming days.
Germans protest against lockdown
Thousands of Germans continued to take to the streets in the capital Berlin and several major cities in Germany to protest against the social distancing measures still being applied in Germany to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to figures released by German police, the largest demonstration on the afternoon of May 9 took place in Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Wurtemberg state in southwestern Germany, with about 3,000 people. In Munich, the capital of Bavaria state in the south, about 2,000-3,000 people also took to the streets to protest. Meanwhile, in the capital Berlin, the number of protesters was lower, only a few hundred people, gathered at Alexanderplatz square and in front of the German Federal Parliament building. Many clashes took place between protesters and police, forcing German police to arrest a number of extremists.
This is the fifth consecutive weekend that Germany has witnessed anti-lockdown protests, despite the fact that the German federal government and state governments have lifted many restrictions in the past few days. Currently, all stores in Germany have reopened, and professional football leagues will also start playing again next week, albeit without spectators. German authorities also allow protests to take place but must limit the number of participants, from 50-80 people depending on each state.
However, the protests show that Germans are starting to tire of staying at home for so long. According to a recent poll, although two-thirds of Germans still support social distancing measures, the number has dropped sharply from 92% just over a month ago.
This has caused concern among German health officials. On May 9, the German Federal Agency for Disease Control, the Robert Koch Institute, announced figures showing that the Sars-CoV-2 virus infection rate in Germany has increased again, to 1.1, while last week it was only 0.65-0.7. Notably, Germany has just discovered a number of new outbreaks, which are meat processing facilities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The US recorded 20,938 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours
The US - the country most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic - has recorded a total of 1,342,723 cases, including 79,962 deaths.
A sign asking for social distancing at Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA
Meanwhile, the US Mental Health Agency has called on the federal government to provide more funding so that it can expand support services for people suffering from psychological trauma due to the impact of lockdowns and social isolation. The call comes after a recently published study found that the number of Americans at risk of suicide and drug and alcohol addiction due to the consequences of Covid-19 could be as high as 150,000.
Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, said there have been many worrying signs across the country, including increases in drug abuse, domestic violence and child abuse.
Brazil remains the epicenter of the epidemic in South America
Brazil's Ministry of Health announced that the country recorded 3,209 cases of Covid-19 and 121 deaths in the past 24 hours. The government of the Brazilian state of São Paulo has decided to extend the mandatory social isolation order to prevent the spread of Covid-19 until May 31. Accordingly, only essential services can continue to operate. São Paulo is the epicenter of the Covid-19 epidemic in Brazil.
More than half of Paraguay’s 689 cases of the coronavirus are people who entered the country from Brazil, according to data from the Paraguayan Ministry of Health. Most of those infected with Covid-19 in Paraguay are quarantined in military-run shelters.
By the end of May 9, Peru recorded 65,015 cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus, including 1,814 deaths.
The epidemic in South Asia is complicated.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India, the number of Covid-19 infections in the country has increased by more than 3,300 cases in the past 24 hours, to 60,808 cases. India recorded 116 deaths due to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 2,101 cases.
Indians queue to buy alcohol after the lockdown ended in New Delhi, India
Pakistan's Ministry of Health said on May 9 that the number of Covid-19 cases in the country has reached 28,763. According to official statistics, Pakistan has a total of 636 deaths due to Covid-19. The figures were released in the context of Pakistan announcing the easing of the lockdown from May 9 in most areas of the country.
Bangladesh's senior health ministry official Nasima Sultana announced on May 9 that the country had 636 Covid-19 cases and 8 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases and deaths in the country to 13,770 and 214, respectively.
South Korea suddenly tightens epidemic prevention again
On May 9, the Mayor of Seoul, South Korea, issued an administrative order requiring bars, discos, and nightclubs across the city to temporarily suspend all operations due to the risk of a new outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Speaking to the press on the same day, Mayor Park Won-soon emphasized: "This administrative order takes effect immediately." This order is legally valid until further notice from the capital.
Seoul (South Korea) has asked bars, discos, and nightclubs across the city to temporarily suspend all operations.
This is a situational measure that Seoul city has had to take after dozens of people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus due to close contact with a 29-year-old male patient confirmed in the Itaewon neighborhood last week. It is estimated that about 1,500 people are classified as F1 because they had close contact with this young man. It is worth noting that the Korean health agency has not yet determined the source of infection for this 29-year-old patient because he has no history of traveling abroad and has not been confirmed to have had contact with any Covid-19 patients.
According to statistics released by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) on the morning of May 9, South Korea recorded 18 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection (of which 17 cases were related to the Itaewon outbreak), bringing the total number of infections to 10,840.
More than 1,800 people died from Covid-19 in Southeast Asia
As of May 9, Southeast Asia recorded a total of 57,080 Covid-19 cases, including 1,854 deaths.
In terms of Covid-19 cases, Singapore is still the country with the highest number of cases in Southeast Asia with 22,469 cases. Following are Indonesia with 13,654 cases and the Philippines with 10,610 cases. The group with the average number of cases in ASEAN is Malaysia and Thailand. Meanwhile, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Timor-Leste and Vietnam are among the group with the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in the bloc (under 300 cases).
In terms of fatalities, Cambodia, Laos, Timor-Leste and Vietnam have not recorded any deaths due to Covid-19. Meanwhile, Indonesia has had 959 deaths, the highest among ASEAN countries.
