By Melati Mohd Ariff
This is a review of COVID-19 problems in Malaysia and around the world from September 5 at 12:30 p. m. Today. In Malaysia, the number of cases has exceeded 9,500 and, globally, the virus has inflamed more than 28 million people and caused more than 900,000 deaths. More than two hundred countries and territories are affected by the pandemic.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – CoVID-19’s existing infection rate has reached a critical point and, according to Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, “the embers will have to be watered before they turn into intense fire. “
In a Q&A consultation with the media following a briefing on COVID-19 yesterday, the Director-General of Health said that if the scenario has become more critical, the Ministry of Health’s (MINSA) chances of “controlling fire” would be more subdued. This will lead to a strong accumulation of cases and deaths, similar to what is happening in other countries.
Dr. Noor Hisham’s fear is understandable, as COVID-19 cases have increased considerably this week with the emergence of new groups in Kedah and Sabah.
As of Tuesday, September 8, new instances increased to 100, the highest number of new infections recorded since the recovery order was implemented in June.
During the weekend (5 and 6 September), only six cases were reported, respectively; on Monday, the number increased to 62, Wednesday 24 and 45.
Dr. Noor Hisham is also obviously involved with the current price of COVID-19 R-rien (R0), which was 2. 34 on Wednesday and fell to 1. 78 yesterday.
An R0 greater than one means that the virus will most likely continue to spread.
In the past he had explained that the emergence of new groupings has led to the increase in R0. R0 refers to the infection rate of a virus at the onset of an epidemic within a community.
On August 26, the R0 0. 74, but as of September 8, it had risen to 1. 72. Giant construction indicates the greatest threat of transmission in the community.
Prior to the March 18 motion control order, R0 was 3. 55. According to Dr. Noor Hisham, a lesser-to-one R0 in a continuous era will help break the chain of COVID-19 infections in Malaysia.
SPIKE IN ACTIVE CASES
With forty-five new instances reported in the 24-hour era until noon yesterday, the total number of COVID-19 instances in Malaysia 9628 and 333 active instances.
The new bodies included an imported case and 44 transmissions involving 33 citizens and 11 non-citizens.
Yesterday, 24 patients were discharged, bringing the total number of cures to 9,167 (95. 2 in line with the percentage of the total number of cases).
Nine patients are being treated lately in the intensive care unit and require respiratory assistance. The death toll remained at 128 (1. 33, consistent with the percentage of the total number of cases).
ACTIVE GROUPS
Yesterday there were 3 active groups, Benteng Lahad Datu and Tawau, Sungai (Kedah, Penang and Perlis) and Telaga (Kedah and Penang).
Benteng Tawau Group: another 1,909 people were screened, 83 tested positive and negative 625, while 1,201 are still waiting for the results.
Cluster Benteng LD (Lahad Datu): 770 of which 87 tested positive, 291 negative and 392 are still waiting for results.
Cluster Sungai: 1,456 were examined; 39 tested and 1,017 negative tested; and 400 are still waiting for results.
In Penang, another 122 people were screened, 43 of whom were negative and 79 are waiting for the results. In Perlis, of the seven examined, one tested positive and 3 negatives while 3 are still waiting for their results.
Cluster Telaga: A total of 4,673 people were selected in Kedah, of whom thirteen were positive and 4,524 negative, while 89 are expecting results. In Penang, of the other 47 people examined, 46 tested negative while one user is still waiting for the result.
EMCO, BORDER CONTROL
Following the accumulation of cases in the Sungai and Telaga groups, the government implemented the Enhanced Motion Control Administrative Order (EMCO) at 28 mukim in Kota Setar, Kedah, from 00:01 to 25 September.
Chief Minister (security group) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Malaysia-Thailand border at Bukit Kayu Hitam will also be closed until the end of EMCO.
Administrative EMCO also implemented Tawau criminals from September 11-25.
Meanwhile, on 7 September, the Malaysian government imposed access restrictions on 23 countries that recorded more than 150,000 cases of COVID-19.
The list of nations United States, Brazil, India, Russia, Peru, Colombia, South Africa, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Iran, United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, France, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Iraq, Philippines and Indonesia.
However, travel restrictions apply to diplomats and their families, expats and professional workers.
Between 3 April and 9 September, a total of 119,268 travellers entered Malaysia, of which 995 conducted COVID-19 – 742 screenings when assessed upon arrival and 253 after receiving the detection at the time on the 13th day of their quarantine.
WHO AND THE GLOBAL SITUATION
COVID-19 is the last of the pandemics the world will experience.
“History teaches us that epidemics and pandemics are a reality. But when the next pandemic occurs, the world will have to be in a position, more in a position than this time,” said world health organization Director-General Dr. Tedros. Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.
“COVID-19 teaches us all many lessons. One is that fitness is not a luxury product for those who can do it, it is a necessity and a human right. “
He suggested that nations invest in public fitness infrastructure to make their population healthier and safer in the long run. Many countries, he said, have.
Focusing on Thailand, he said the country is reaping the benefits of 40 years of strengthening the fitness system.
Dr. Tedros also praised Italy’s efforts, saying it was one of the first countries to revel in a primary epidemic of COVID-19 outdoors China, his government has made difficult decisions based on evidence and persisted with them to reduce transmission. and save lives.
He also talked about Uruguay, which reported the least number of COVID-19 deaths in Latin America, thanks to its physically powerful and resilient fitness system.
According to Dr. Tedros, the countries that have built their fitness infrastructure over the years are Mongolia, Pakistan, Cambodia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Rwanda, Senegal, Spain and Vietnam.
He said many of these countries had done so because they had learned from previous outbreaks of SARS, MERS, measles, polio, Ebola, influenza and other diseases.
COVID-19 GLOBAL STATISTICS
According to CoronaTracker (which cites agency figures, adding WHO), the total number of international instances of COVID-19 at the time of writing was 28324870 (26486344 instances at the same time last Friday) and 913913 deaths (873470 last Friday). ) . The total number of recoveries was 20,324,870.
The United States remains the most sensitive on the list of most affected countries with 6,588,163 cases (6,335,244 last Friday) and 196,328 deaths (191,058 last week).
India outperded Brazil with 4,559,725 instances and 76,304 deaths.
Brazil ranks third with 4,239,763 cases and 129,575 deaths, while Russia ranks fourth with 1,046,370 cases and 18,263 deaths.
28 countries registered instances of more than 100,000, namely:
Peru 710,067 (30,344 deaths), Colombia 694,664 (22,275), Mexico 652,354 (69,649), South Africa 644,438 (15,265), Spain 554,143 554,143 (69,649), South Africa 644,438 (15,265), Spain 554,143 (554,143 (69,649), South Africa 29,699), Argentina 524,198 (100 Chile 428,669 (11,781), Iran 395,488 (22,798) Array United Kingdom 358,138 (41,608), France 35 3,944 (30,813), Bangladesh 332 970 (4,634 Saudi Arabia 323,720 (4,189), Pakistan 299,855 (6,365), Turkey 286,855 (6,895), Italy 283,180 (35,587) , Iraq 278,418 (7,814), Germany 258,107 (9,419), Philippines 248,947 (4,066), Indonesia 207,203 (8,456) Array Ukraine 1 45,612 (3,023), Israel 145,526 (1,077), Canada 134,294 (9,163), Bolivia 124,205 (7,193), Qatar 121. 052 (205), Ecuador 113,206 (10,749), Kazakhstan 106,661 (1,634), Republic of Dominica 101,716 (1,926) and Egypt 100,557 (5,590).
China, where the outbreak was first reported at the end of December 2019, now ranks 39th with 85153 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 57,229 cases, while its death rate remains at 27, followed by Thailand with 3,454 cases and 58 deaths.
Myanmar recorded 2,009 and 14 deaths, followed by Vietnam with 1,059 and 35 deaths.
Cases in Cambodia were maintained in 274 and no deaths were reported. Brunei’s death toll remains in 141 cases and two deaths and Laos in 22 and 0 deaths.
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 East 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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