By Melati Mohd Ariff
This is a review of COVID-19 problems in Malaysia and around the world from October 3 to 8:00 p. m. Today. In Malaysia, the number of cases has exceeded 14,000 and worldwide, the virus has inflamed more than 36 million people and caused more than one million deaths. More than two hundred countries and territories are affected by the pandemic.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – This week, new instances of COVID-19 have increased through a number never before observed in this country, the highest, 691, recorded on Tuesday, October 6.
Three states, Sabah, Kedah and Selangor, continued to become enraged as COVID-19 hot spots. Daily COVID-19 reports from the Ministry of Health, which also show the map of the country to involve the distribution of new cases, show that almost all states are affected.
In the 24 hours until noon today, 354 new instances were reported, bringing the total number of instances to 14,722, while active instances increased to 3863.
Three new groups were announced today: the Atap group (Sabah), the Bah Lada group (Perak) and the Bah Sahabat group (Terengganu).
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Yesterday, five other teams were announced: two on the Sabah, Tujuh Serangkai and Tanamera teams; one in Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pantai’s group; one in Sarawak, Bah Arnab cluster; and one in Labuan, Bah Bangat group.
DEATHS, OTHER CASES
Today, The Director General of Health, Tan Sri, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, announced six new deaths in Sabah, all involving Malays (3 men and 3 women). Five deaths were reported in Sabah. Malaysia now stood at 152.
A reported death on Saturday (October 3) involving a Malasio boy in Tawau, Sabah, and Tuesday (October 6) there were 4 deaths: 3 in Sabah and one in Penang. One of Sabah’s deaths was a one-year-old Malasio boy who tested positive for COVID-19 on October 5 and died at Semporna Hospital on the same day.
Today, 188 patients have been discharged, bringing the total number of cases recovered to 10,707 (72. 7 consistent with the percentage of the total number of cases). 68 patients are treated in the intensive care unit and 25 require respiratory assistance.
Dr. Noor Hisham, for his part, stated that there was no need at this time to reopen the low-risk COVID-19 quarantine and remedy centre at The Malaysian Agro Exhibition Park (MAEPS) in Serdang despite active construction. cases like Sungai Buloh Hospital still have the capacity to accommodate patients.
“If the need arises, we only want 3 days to reopen the center (MAEPS),” he said.
For registration, the new instances of COVID-19 reported this week are: 375, Wednesday 489, Tuesday 691, Monday 432, Sunday 293 and Saturday 317.
Meanwhile, 324 of the new cases reported between 20 September and 9 October have a history of Sabah.
THREE WAVE
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Dr. Noor Hisham described the third wave of COVID-19 infections that plagues the country more complicated than before, in his daily report COVID-19 today, he stated that maximum cases had been detected in prisons and that the following groups, Benteng LD in Sabah and Tembok in Kedah, had caused a strong accumulation in the number of daily instances. He also stated that Sabah is now the focal point of the fight opposed to COVID-19.
In his private Facebook account on Thursday, Dr. Noor Hisham wrote: “Now we’ve entered the third wave of COVID19. Once again, you’ll have to paint in combination to break this chain of infections. #KitaJagaKita. “
The first time he spoke about the third wave on 2 October, when Malaysia recorded 287 new cases, he said that the upward trend in COVID-19 infections is also evident in other countries.
Dr. Noor Hisham has already asked the Malasians to come in to stop COVID-19 cases.
“We cannot win this war to involve or mitigate the transmission of the virus without public support. All we ask is for the public to stay at home “and if this is not possible, please comply with undeniable standard operating procedures; wear a mask, Hand wash remotely and commonly.
“Failure to comply with this directive will increase the threat of infection and disease transmission. The public plays a role in the full compliance with all standard operating procedures explained, regardless of the person. “
CURRENT CLUSTER STATUS
According to Dr. Noor Hisham, Malaysia has reported a total of 152 groups, 102 of which have ended.
Currently, 46 clusters, the 3 new clusters today, are active.
In Sabah, the groups that have reported new cases are Ramai-Ramai (22), Laut (five), Benteng LD (13), Tujuh Serangkai (five), Laut (four) and Tanamera (two). Sabah accounted for 274 of the new instances reported
Selangor now accounted for 24 cases, one case of the Meru group and one case of the Benteng PK group.
Kedah recorded 10 cases, adding seven from the Tembok group and 3 from the Bah Sintok group.
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Sarawak reported 10 cases, Kuala Lumpur 8 cases, Penang 8 cases, Johor cases, Terengganu cases, Negeri Sembilan 4 cases, Putrajaya two cases, Perak one case and Labuan one case.
CMCO IN RED ZONES
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A 14-day conditional motion order (CMCO) was imposed in 4 red zones in the country, 3 in Sabah (Sandakan, Papar and Tuaran) and Klang, Selangor, starting today to stop the transmission of COVID-19.
It will also allow the fitness government to carry out specific case detection activities.
During the CMCO period, movements within or outside the 4 zones are not allowed, for those involved in essential plant installations and operations.
The 4 red zones have a total population of 1. 9 million.
COVID-19 GLOBAL STATISTICS
Current statistics on the COVID-19 and COVID-19 case summary in Malaysia www. coronatracker. com
According to CoronaTracker (which cites figures from agencies adding to WHO), the total number of international instances of COVID-19 at the time of writing was 36,751,502 34,517,055 instances on the same date last Friday) and 1,026,856 deaths (1,028,194 last Friday). ). ). The total number of recoveries amounted to 25,666,624.
The United States remains more sensitive to the list of most affected countries with 7,833,763 cases (7,494,671 last Friday) and 217,738 deaths (212,660 last week).
India now has 6,903,812 instances and 106,521 deaths.
Brazil ranks third with 5,029,539 cases and 144,767 deaths, while Russia ranks fourth with 1,260,112 cases and 22,056 deaths.
38 countries (last week 34) registered instances of more than 100,000, namely:
Colombia 886,179 (27,331 deaths), Spain 884,381 (32,688), Argentina 856,369 (22,710), Peru 838,614 (33098), Mexico 804,488 (83,03. 0 686,891 (17,408), France 671,638 (32,521), United Kingdom 561,815 (42,592)), Iran 488,236 (27,888), Chile 4765,475,23 6 016 (13,167), Iraq 394,566 (9,683), Bangladesh 374,592 (5,460), Italy 338,398 (36,083), Saudi Arabia 338,132 (4,972), Philippines 338 . 398 (36,083), Saudi Arabia 338,132 ( 4,972), Philippines 338331,869 (6,069), Turkey 330,753 (8,667), Indonesia 320,564 (11,580) , Pakistan 317,595 (6,552), Germany 315,514 (9,667) Array Israel 285,336 (1,864), Ukraine 244,734 (4,690), Canada 175,559 (9,559 557) ), Netherlands 155,810 (6,531), Romania 145,700 (145,700 (15,700 5,247), Ecuador 145,045 (12,141), Belgium 143,247 596 (10,126), Morocco 142,953 (2,486), Bolivia 137,969 (8,228), Qatar 12 7,394 (218), Panama 118,054 (2,463), Dominican Republic 12,394 (218), Panama 118,054 (2,463), Dominican Republic 1 16,872 (2,163), Poland 111,599 (2,867), Kuwait 109,441 (642), Kazakhstan 10 8,561 (1,746), Egypt 104,156 (6,017) , Oman 104,129 (1,009), United Arab Emirates 102,929 (438) and Czech Republic 10 0. 757 (869).
China, where the epidemic was first reported at the end of December 2019, now ranks 43rd with 85521 cases, while its number remains at 4634.
In Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Indonesia have joined countries with more than 100,000 cases, then Singapore comes with 57,849 cases, while its death rate remains at 27, followed by Myanmar with 22,445 cases and 535 deaths (last week, Myanmar reported 14,383 cases and 321 deaths).
Thailand recorded 3,622 cases, while its death toll remains at 59, followed by Vietnam with 1,100 cases and 35 deaths.
The number of cases in Cambodia has increased to 281 and the death toll remains 0. Brunei count (141 cases and 2 deaths) and Laos of 23 cases and 0 deaths have not changed.
COVID-19 BACKGROUND
According to the WHO website, his country’s workplace in China reported cases of pneumonia detected in Wuhan on 31 December 2019. On 7 January, the Chinese government showed that the new coronavirus can be transmitted from one man to another.
Coronaviruses are a giant circle of virus relatives that cause diseases ranging from colds to more serious diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-VOC).
One of the genetic series of the virus noticed similarities to what was observed in snakes and bats. Health officials in China have known the seafood market from Huanan to Wuhan as the source of coronavirus transmission.
On 11 February, WHO announced the official call for the virus, COVID-19, which is an acronym for coronavirus 2019 – Corona CO, VI for viruses and D for disease.
On 30 January, WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a global emergency; by this time, it had spread to 18 countries and caused 170 deaths. On 11 March, COVID-19 declared a pandemic through WHO.
WHO has described the COVID-19 outbreak as 10 times more than H1N1 influenza A, also known as swine flu.
Swine flu, which occurred between January 2009 and August 2010, inflames more than 1. 6 million people and caused 18,449 deaths.
The International Monetary Fund has warned that the global economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic would be worse than the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Translated through Rema Nambiar
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