(MENAFN- Live Mint) “Due to the immediate spread of respiratory infections such as Covid-19, governments in Southeast Asia have made the decision to reestablish methods to control them. People are suggested to wear a mask at the airport. a temperature scanner too Read | Mint Explainer: Should India Worry About China’s ‘Walking Pneumonia’? Governments are aiming to curb the variety of germs, such as Covid variants, flu, pneumonia and other respiratory pathogens, that have the potential to strain the healthcare formula. Read | What led to the rise of respiratory illnesses in China: the lifting of COVID rules, the bloodless season, lack of immunity or a new virus? Explaining the reason for the immediate spread, Singapore’s Ministry of Health said: “The accumulation of cases may simply be due to a number of factors, including declining population immunity and increased travel and social interactions. the Internet, holiday travel and the holiday season. on their website. “Cases infected with JN. 1, a sublineage of BA. 2. 86, have lately accounted for more than 60% of COVID-19 cases in Singapore. Although BA. 2. 86 and its sublineages have been classified as a variant of concern by the World Organization since November 21, 2023, there are currently no indications, globally or locally, that BA. 2. 86 or JN. 1 are more transmissible or cause more serious illness than other variants in circulation,” the Ministry The Ministry of Health added that the Ministry of Health has also asked Indonesians to suspend their travel plans to places that are reporting a build-up of Covid-19 cases, “to end their two-dose vaccination, wear a mask and wash their hands. ” hands and stay home if they get sick. In Malaysia, Covid cases almost doubled in a week, reaching 6,796 in the week ending December 2, compared to 3,626 last week. The Malaysian government has said the spread is under control and it is not. According to a SCMP report to the Straits Times newspaper, the Indonesian government has reinstalled thermal scanners at some border checkpoints, adding the Batam ferry terminal and Jakarta’s main foreign airport. Read | UK Covid investigation: Boris Johnson admits underestimating viral threat. However, this generates concern among the population because the public is very sensitive to the threat of returning to drastic measures, as was the case with the pandemic in Asia and which lasted much longer than in others. In some parts of the world, this tension came to the surface last week, when Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Facebook that “misinformation was circulating on various networks that the government was trying to reinstate a circuit breaker. ” . Disease Control and Prevention said the continued appearance of JN. 1 indicates that it is more transmissible or more effective at evading the immune system than BA. 2. 86 or JN. 1.
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