Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged members of the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation (D-8), which comprises eight Muslim-majority countries, to play a major role in ending the COVID-19 pandemic and recovering the global economy, particularly through expanding vaccine production capacity. The President also called for efforts to boost the equal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as well as concerted efforts from the D-8 in rebuilding the global economy. In order to facilitate trade within the D-8, trade barriers must be minimised, he said. Widodo emphasised the need to develop digital technology and artificial intelligence, saying that in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, D-8 member states should utilise these trends to keep up with robust changes in the world. He stressed the importance of investing in the D-8’s young population, which totals around 323 million people, or 27.3 percent of the total population. The D-8 is an organisation for development cooperation among Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey./. VNA …
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COVID-19: Nine more returnees infected with SARS-CoV-2
All the patients, in their 20s, crossed the Ha Tien International Bordergate in Kine Giang province southern Vietnam, on April 8, and were placed in quarantine upon their arrivals. They all tested positive the following day and were transferred to Ha Tien City Polyclinic for medical observation and treatment. On April 9 Vietnam confirmed 15 imported cases returning from various countries abroad. So far Vietnam has recorded a total of 2,692 coronavirus infections since the first case was detected in January 2020. As many as 2429 patients have been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease. Of the active cases given treatment in health facilities nationwide, 81 have tested negative at least once. The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 and related illnesses remains at 35, including 31 in Da Nang city in central Vietnam. …
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Vietnam confirms nine more imported Covid-19 patients on Saturday
Nine more Vietnamese people who recently returned to Vietnam from abroad have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of patients in the country to 2,692, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday evening. Illustrative photo According to the ministry's report, the new patients include one woman and eight men aged between 23-29 who returned to Vietnam through the Ha Tien International Border Gate in the southern province of Kien Giang on April 8. They were sent to a local quarantine facility upon arrival and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on April 9. The patients are now being treated at the Ha Tien City Healthcare Centre. With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 2,692, including 910 locally-transmitted cases reported since the new outbreak started in Hai Duong on January 28. As of 6 pm on April 10, a total of 2,429 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases. At present, nearly 38,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home. …
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