As of 4:30 p.m. on October 28, 2020, the world had recorded 44,285,074 cases and 1,172,136 deaths due to COVID-19 in 217 countries and territories. The total number of COVID-19 patients recovered was 32,467,181 and there were 10,645,757 patients on treatment, of which 80,030 were seriously ill or critically ill. The United States is the country most severely affected by the COVID-19 epidemic with 232,084 deaths out of a total of 9,038,030 cases, to control the spread of the epidemic during the approaching holiday season. New York Street is strengthening its quarantine measures for tourists from 38 US states and two territories, Guam and Puerto Rico. This is followed by India, which currently records 7,990,322 cases and 120,054 deaths. The third country in the world by number of cases was Brazil with 5,440,903 cases (157,981 deaths).
Europe is currently the center of the epidemic of COVID-19 with a rapid spread that is difficult to control. The number of new 24-hour confirmed cases in Europe surpassed the number of new cases by day in the US in October. The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the number of daily deaths in Europe increased by almost 40% this week compared to last week. Among them, France, Spain, UK, Netherlands and Russia had the highest number of deaths. This situation threatens to overload the capacity of testing, trace the pathogen and isolate the infected person. Accordingly, both the authorities and health experts warned that the epidemic in Europe might continue to be tense in the near future.
In Asia, ranking second after India in the number of cases, was Iran with 581,824 cases (33,299 deaths), followed by Iraq with 459,908 cases with 10,724 deaths.
In Southeast Asia, Indonesia is the region's largest epidemic with 396,454 cases (13,512 deaths), and the country has now extended large-scale public activities in many major cities until 25th. 11. Followed by the Philippines with a total of 375,180 cases (7,114 deaths). Singapore is the third largest epidemic region in the region with 28 deaths and 57,987 infections, and is planning to introduce rapid SARS-CoV-2 virus testing at weddings and business conferences in an effort to force quickly reopened the economy.
October 28, 2020 is the 56th consecutive day that no cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the community. During the day, Vietnam recorded 1 positive isolated case right after entering Bac Ninh, this is the case from Angola to Vietnam on flight VN8 entering Van Don airport (Quang Ninh) on October 19 / 2020 and taken straight to the isolating area at Regiment 833, Dai Phuc (Bac Ninh city); patient tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus on October 27, 2020 after 2 negative times (October 20 and October 23). Currently, the patient is isolated and treated at Bac Ninh General Hospital.
Following the directions of the Prime Minister, the National Steering Committee for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Health continues to implement measures to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic:
- Deploying procedures for the allocation of ventilators sponsored by the US Government and corporations for the prevention and control of epidemic COVID-19 (Official Letter No. 5845 / BYT-KH-TC dated October 28, 2020 to the Ministry Finance).
- Continue to build and complete instructions on wearing COVID-19 anti-epidemic masks in public places.
- Synthesize opinions of members of the National Steering Committee and a number of People's Committees on the draft COVID-19 Immigration and Medical Quarantine and Control Procedures for people entering Vietnam. on regular international commercial flights.
- Strengthen close monitoring of medical isolation cases in the community and at home.
- Strengthen supervision of the implementation of measures to prevent and control epidemics at quarantine establishments, and the medical supervision is full 14 days for inbound persons after centralized isolation is completed.
- Direct local health units, especially localities with border gates to coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to closely monitor and manage people entering Vietnam and strengthen the assignment of responsibilities to themselves. local authority, delegating responsibility to grassroots authorities and grassroots health workers in monitoring, taking samples for testing in time and monitoring after isolation.
- Continuing to disseminate and guide the implementation of epidemic prevention measures in the new situation; fully implement measures to prevent and control epidemics in the new situation according to the guidance of the Health Ministry; well implemented the 5K message including masks - disinfection - distance - no gathering - medical reporting ..
The Department of Preventive Medicine continues to update and share information on epidemic developments in the world and in the country to provide to mass media, and post on the Ministry of Health website (moh.gov.vn). and Department of Preventive Medicine