COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Day 117: UPDATE- ASIA-AUSTRALIA: JAKARTA. Indonesia- Six Indonesian Doctors Die From Covid-19, Cases Exceed 500
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BRUNEI- Three new cases in Brunei 
There was a drop in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Brunei Darussalam yesterday with an addition of only three confirmed cases. The total of COVID-19 cases in the country is now 91.
Explaining about each of the new cases, the minister said, “Case 89 is a 51-year-old man who is a work contact of Case 69. He started to have fever and cough on March 16.
“Case 90 is a 40-year-old man who is also work contact of case 69. He started to have fever and cough on March 14.
“Case 91 is a 36-year-old woman who returned to the country on March 20 on Royal Brunei Airlines flight BI796 seated at 32A following a vacation in Surabaya, Indonesia with her family and friend. She had fever, headache and flu on March 21.”
The minister added 89 cases are receiving treatment in the National Isolation Centre. One is in critical condition and in need of respiratory assistance; three cases are being closely monitored while the remaining cases are in stable condition.
The minister said 1,634 persons are under quarantine in accordance with the Infectious Diseases Act, Chapter 204, while 282 persons have completed their quarantine and are in stable condition.
“Since early January 2020, 3,191 laboratory tests for Covid-19 have been carried out”.
Information can be obtained from the MoH’s website at www, moh.gov.bn or contact the Health Advice Line at 148. / James Kon
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VIENTIANE, Laos- PM inspects facilities prepared for virus patients
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and authorities yesterday visited facilities prepared for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, despite there being no confirmed case in Laos.
The premier visited and inspected first-hand the Vientiane Academy for Politics and Management in Nongbuathong village, Chanthabouly district, Vientiane.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia- Six Indonesian Doctors Die From Covid-19, Cases Exceed 500
Doctors at the Bogor Municipal Hospital in West Java conduct Covid-19 drill to increase preparedness in handling the coronavirus outbreak on March 4, 2020. (Antara Photo/Arif Firmansyah)
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Jakarta. The Indonesian Doctors Association, or IDI, confirmed on Sunday that its six members had died from Covid-19 amid a worrisome trend that the fatality rate of the highly contagious virus continues to beat recoveries in the archipelago.
The government announced on the same day that confirmed Covid-19 cases had jumped by 64 to 514. Ten more patients died on Sunday, bringing the total death toll to 48. Only 29 patients have fully recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
The six doctors are identified as Hadio Ali in South Jakarta; Laurentius P. in East Jakarta; Djoko Judodjoko in Bogor, West Java; Adi Mirsaputra in Bekasi, West Java; Ucok Martin in Medan, North Sumatra and Toni Daniel Silitonga in Bandung, West Java.
During the conference, he presented statistics that 20 out of 34 provinces have been hit by the virus. Jakarta continued to top the list with 307 positive cases and 29 deaths.
Neighboring Banten was in second with 47 cases and three deaths, followed by West Java with 59 cases and nine deaths.
The overwhelming majority of the cases occurred on Java island, where all six provinces had 474 cases.
READ MORE: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/six-indonesian-doctors-die-from-covid19-cases-exceed-500
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia- Govt reports 106 new coronavirus cases; total at 1,624
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 106 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the total to 1,624, with 15 deaths.
The Ministry of Health said 43 of the new cases were linked to a mass religious gathering, which has already been connected to more than 60% of the total infections in the country.
Malaysia has reported the highest number of cases in Southeast Asia. – Reuters
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YANGON- Myanmar confirms first two coronavirus cases
People wear face masks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus while waiting for a ride at the central railway station in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 19, 2020.PHOTO: AFP
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YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar confirmed its first cases of coronavirus late Monday (March 23) after weeks of increasing scepticism over the under-developed South-east Asian nation’s claims to be free of the disease.
The country of 54 million people had been the world’s largest country by population not to report a single case of the Covid-19 pandemic that has confined more than 1.7 billion to their homes.
With only 214 people tested by Monday evening, medical experts and rights groups have urged Myanmar to stand up and face the pending crisis.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-confirms-first-coronavirus-cases
“We will investigate all the people who were in close contact with these two men,” the statement said.
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MANILA- COVID-19 cases in Philippines breach 500-mark, deaths steady at 33
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 10:44 a.m.) — The Philippines on Tuesday morning reported more cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the country’s total count above the 500-level.
According to a radio dzBB report, the Department of Health confirmed there are now 501 cases of the disease in the country after detecting 39 new infections.
The death toll was steady at 33 while 19 patients recovered, the DOH added.
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SINGAPORE- 54 new coronavirus cases in S’pore in highest single-day spike; 48 cases imported
A thermal scanner at Jewel Changi Airport on March 21, 2020. The Ministry of Health announced an additional 48 imported and six local Covid-19 cases on March 23, 2020.ST PHOTO: GIN TAY / Clara Chong
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SINGAPORE – Singapore confirmed 54 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (March 23), with the overwhelming majority of the cases once again coming from overseas.
A total of 48 of the 54 are imported cases and all except one of the imported cases were returning residents and long-term pass holders.
The number set a new record for the number of cases announced in a day and came as the Government announced that all travellers arriving in Singapore – including Singapore citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders – must submit an online health declaration before proceeding with immigration clearance.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/54-new-coronavirus-cases-in-spore-in-highest-single-day-spike-48-cases-imported
The coronavirus has infected more than 343,000 people worldwide and killed more than 14,900.
The government advisory, which was issued yesterday afternoon, does not specify how long the lockdown will continue. The list of 75 districts covers India’s capital New Delhi as well as the major cities of Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata.
BANGKOK- Thailand reports 3 more deaths, 106 new infections Tuesday
The cabinet holds its first weekly teleconference at Government House in Bangkok on Tuesday, with some ministers practising social distancing and others calling in from their ministries. (Government House photo)
The Public Health Ministry on Tuesday reported three more deaths of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients, increasing the toll to four, and 106 new infections, raising the total number of infections in Thailand to 827. The number of new confirmed cases was lower than the 122 recorded on Monday.
Dr Taweesin Wisanuyothin, spokesman for the ministry, said the three new deaths were Thai men who suffered from underlying health conditions. One was 70 years old and had suffered tuberculosis. Another was a 79-year-old Muay Thai guru who had several chronic diseases and was admitted for treatment on March 16. Both were at the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute in Nonthaburi province.
The other death was a 45-year-old man who had suffered from obesity and diabetes. He had been treated at a private hospital in Bangkok.
Dr Taweesin said the 106 new infections fell into three groups.
The first group, numbering 25, was of people in contact with previous patients or at the venues where previous transmission of the disease is thought to have occurred. They consisted of five people from boxing stadiums, six from entertainment places, 12 in contact with previous patients and two who attended religious ceremonies in Malaysia.
The second group, numbering 34, comprised 20 returnees and foreigners. That group included 10 who were in crowded places or worked with foreigners, and four medical personnel who contracted the disease from other patients.
The third group, numbering 47, was of people whose cases were under investigation.
Of the total number of 827 infections, 57 people have recovered and been discharged, including five on Monday. A further 766 remained at hospitals, including four severely ill patients on respirators. Eighty percent of patients were in good condition.
Dr Taweesin asked everyone to practice social distancing, staying 1-2 metres from one another, to help control the disease.
Dr Walailak Chaifu, the epidemiology director of the Disease Control Department, said Covid-19 had now spread to 47 provinces, with Bangkok — especially its boxing stadiums – the epicentre. The ratio of male to female patients was 2:1.
The transmission rate in Bangkok was estimated to be 1:3 – each infected person transmitting to three others — while the rate in other provinces was estimated at 1:2, equalling the average global transmission rate.
The cabinet was to meet to discuss additional measures to cope with the coronavirus pandemic later on Tuesday./ WRITER: APINYA WIPATAYOTIN AND ONLINE REPORTERS
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HÀ NỘI, Viet Nam — Ministry of Health confirms three more COVID-19 cases, total hits 116
HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health today confirmed three more COVID-19 patients, including a medical worker, bringing the total number of cases in Việt Nam to 116.
The 114th case is a male patient, 19, Vietnamese, living in Hoàng Mai, Hà Nội. The patient was a student in the Netherlands returning home on March 15 on flight SQ176 (transiting in Singapore).
His test upon entry on March 15 was negative and he was sent to an isolation facility in Sơn Tây District, Hà Nội.
On March 19, he had a fever, sore throat and was transferred to the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital branch in Đông Anh District for further isolation and treatment. A test on March 21 by the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital was positive and the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology also confirmed his test results as positive for SARS-CoV-2.
The patient is being isolated and treated at Central Tropical Diseases Hospital branch in Đông Anh District. He is in a stable condition.
The 115th case is a woman, 44, Vietnamese, living in the Czech Republic. The patient is the daughter of patient number 94, and one of five people in the same family returning from the Czech Republic to Việt Nam on flight SU290.
The patient entered Việt Nam at Nội Bài International Airport on March 18 on the same flight (SU290, seat 28C) as her mother, patient number 94 (SU290, seat 28A) and patient number 93 (SU290, seat 27B).
Test results by the Hà Nội Centre for Disease Control recorded the 115th patient’s sample as negative on March 18 and she was sent to an isolation area in Bắc Giang Province with patient number 94.
On March 20, the patient was transferred to the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital in Đông Anh District where her test was positive, and then the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology also confirmed her sample as positive for SARS-CoV-2.
The patient is being isolated and treated at the the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital in Đông Anh District in a stable condition.
The 116th case is a male physician, 29, Vietnamese nationality, working at the emergency department of the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital branch in Đông Anh District.
He has taken part in work for COVID-19 epidemic prevention at the hospital since January 31. The man screened and treated suspected COVID-19 patients, as well as participated in emergency care for patients in severe condition. During his work, he was provided with full personal protective equipment. After work, he stayed in the isolation area for medical staff in the hospital.
On March 19, the patient showed symptoms of a sore throat. On March 20, he showed more symptoms of coughing, muscle aches and fever.
On March 21, he started his self-isolation in the emergency department’s buffer zone. His sample tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by the hospital and was sent to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology for further confirmation.
The patient is being isolated and treated at the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital in Đông Anh District in stable condition.
All health workers working with patient number 116 have been placed under surveillance. First tested on March 21, all staff were negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
He is the third health worker to test positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Việt Nam. Previously, the health ministry reported two nurses from Hà Nội-based Bạch Mai Hospital as the first medical workers in Việt Nam to test positive for the virus. — VNS
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ASIA-PACIFIC-AUSTRALIA
NEW Delhi- India prolongs lockdown in 75 districts
India has a total of 718 districts.
These new measures come amid growing fears of community transmission in a country with an already overburdened health system. According to government figures, India had 329 active cases with seven deaths due to Covid-19 as of yesterday evening.
On Saturday, a woman in Maharashtra and a man in West Bengal – both without any history of foreign travel – tested positive for the coronavirus.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-prolongs-lockdown-in-75-districts
Many Indian medical professionals have taken to social media to complain about the lack of protective equipment such as masks, gowns and gloves.
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