Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Image courtesy : Jakarta Globe.
Two neighbouring countries of Singapore have seen increases in the number of confirmed covid cases during the Hari Raya Puasa holidays. They are Indonesia and Malaysia.
The Indonesian Ministry of Health has announced a total number of 22750 covid cases within the territory of Indonesia on 25 May 2020, an increase of 479 new cases. The breakdown is as follows:-
Aceh (19), North Sumatra (315), West Sumatra (478), Riau (111), Jambi (97), South Sumatra (812), Lampung (116), Banten (789), West Java (2113), Central Java (1311), Yogyakarta (226), Bali (396), West Nusa Tenggara (478), East Nusa Tenggara (82), Maluku (160), North Maluku (107), North Sulawesi (239), South Sulawesi (1319), Southeast Sulawesi (215), West Kalimantan (175), Central Kalimantan (310), South Kalimantan (602), East Kalimantan (276), North Kalimantan (164), West Kalimantan (175), West Papua (130) and Papua (567).
The total number of deaths is 1391 as of 25 May.
The specific Indonesian cities where covid cases are reported are not officially announced by the ministry but the health officials said that covid has permeated every province and territory of Indonesia.
Strict measures in safe distancing are in place in Indonesia. To stem the spread of SARS-CoV-2, non-essential businesses remain closed. Therefore there is hope the regional haze that choked Malaysia and Singapore in 2018 may not come back this year.
If the number of covid cases continue to rise daily in Indonesia, the cumulative number of cases in Indonesia will surpass Singapore's figure by June 2020.
On 25 May 2020, the anti-epidemic officials of Malaysia announce there is an increase of 172 new covid cases covering five active covid clusters, including two new clusters at Sepang immigration depot and a Kuala Lumpur construction site.
The other three are the Bukit Jalil and Semenyih immigration depot clusters and the church gathering cluster.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Image courtesy : Jakarta Globe.
Two neighbouring countries of Singapore have seen increases in the number of confirmed covid cases during the Hari Raya Puasa holidays. They are Indonesia and Malaysia.
The Indonesian Ministry of Health has announced a total number of 22750 covid cases within the territory of Indonesia on 25 May 2020, an increase of 479 new cases. The breakdown is as follows:-
Aceh (19), North Sumatra (315), West Sumatra (478), Riau (111), Jambi (97), South Sumatra (812), Lampung (116), Banten (789), West Java (2113), Central Java (1311), Yogyakarta (226), Bali (396), West Nusa Tenggara (478), East Nusa Tenggara (82), Maluku (160), North Maluku (107), North Sulawesi (239), South Sulawesi (1319), Southeast Sulawesi (215), West Kalimantan (175), Central Kalimantan (310), South Kalimantan (602), East Kalimantan (276), North Kalimantan (164), West Kalimantan (175), West Papua (130) and Papua (567).
The total number of deaths is 1391 as of 25 May.
The specific Indonesian cities where covid cases are reported are not officially announced by the ministry but the health officials said that covid has permeated every province and territory of Indonesia.
Strict measures in safe distancing are in place in Indonesia. To stem the spread of SARS-CoV-2, non-essential businesses remain closed. Therefore there is hope the regional haze that choked Malaysia and Singapore in 2018 may not come back this year.
If the number of covid cases continue to rise daily in Indonesia, the cumulative number of cases in Indonesia will surpass Singapore's figure by June 2020.
On 25 May 2020, the anti-epidemic officials of Malaysia announce there is an increase of 172 new covid cases covering five active covid clusters, including two new clusters at Sepang immigration depot and a Kuala Lumpur construction site.
The other three are the Bukit Jalil and Semenyih immigration depot clusters and the church gathering cluster.
Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 44 new cases were detected at the Kuala Lumpur construction site, of which 43 were migrant workers.
The Bukit Jalil cluster recorded 66 new cases, raising the total to 126, while Sepang cluster has 29 new cases with a total of 36 cases to date. The church cluster in Sarawak saw an addition of one new case today, bringing the total to 191.
Semenyih has recorded 17 new cases and the total number of cases stands at 66 where 65 of them are immigrant workers and one administrative staff.
"We will screen everyone, including close contacts of the staff. We are unsure if the staff contracted the disease from the detainees or the community. We are still investigating it," he said today.
Dr Noor Hisham said the high number of infections among migrant workers could be due to their living conditions.
He said while there were SOPs in place to ensure proper housing is provided for workers at construction sites and factory workers, their living conditions outside must be looked into.
Dr Noor Hisham commented, "In Masjid India, for example, there are close to 30 people living in a small space. Crowded and confined spaces are a factor and we need to look into how they can maintain social distancing and practice good hygiene."
The Malaysia Ministry of Heath has so far screened 27,383 foreigners, 1,519 (or 5.5 per cent) of whom are tested positive for covid.
There are a total of 7417 covid cases, including 1323 active cases, in Malaysia.
Sources : The Jakarta Post and The New Straits Times.
The Malaysia Ministry of Heath has so far screened 27,383 foreigners, 1,519 (or 5.5 per cent) of whom are tested positive for covid.
There are a total of 7417 covid cases, including 1323 active cases, in Malaysia.
Sources : The Jakarta Post and The New Straits Times.
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