COVID-19 PANDEMIC- A “PLAGUE”: Day 127: UPDATES: As of April 1, 2020 Cambodia – No new cases, Recovered increases to 25
COVID-19 UPDATES:
Two new COVID-19 cases, seven more discharged
Brunei Darussalam recorded only two COVID- 19 cases yesterday bringing the total cases in the country to 131. Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar announced the details at a press conference at the ministry’s Al-‘Afiah Hall
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia- COVID-19: No new cases, Recovered increases to 25
While no new Coronavirus virus infections were reported today by the Ministry of Health, it announced that two infected patients have recovered and discharged.
The number recovered to date is now at 25, leaving another 84 COVID-10 patients still receiving medical treatment in the capital, Kep, Kampot, Kompong Cham, Battambang, Koh Koh, Sihanoukville, Banteay Meanchey and other areas.
The latest two who have recovered a 61 year old Malaysian man who was hospitalized in Kep. He was among 12 Malaysians who had been infected while attending a religious gathering in Malaysia late February.
The other recovered was a 30 year old Cambodian hospitalized at Kampot and who had also attended the same gathering. / Khmer Times Share:
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VIENTIANE- Laos confirms new Covid-19 case, bringing total to 10A female Vientiane resident, 21, was confirmed today as being infected with coronavirus, bringing the total infections to 10 people. The victim is a resident of Nongsanokham village in Sikhottabong district, Deputy Head of the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Associate Prof. Dr Phouthone Muongpak told the daily press briefing. The new infected case was confirmed as the government’s three-week stay-at-home restriction measure (from April 1-19) begins to take effect to contain the virus. The infected lady was among 31 suspected cases tested on March 31. The 30 others tested negative. Between March 27- 29, the lady suffered a sore throat, coughing, tiredness and breathing difficulties, causing her to self-medicate. On March 30, the victim developed flu-like symptoms and suffered headaches and muscle aches. A day later, the lady went to Mittaphab Hospital for testing. She was among seven Covid-19 patients being cared for at the hospital, which is designated for the virus treatment in Vientiane. Three other victims are being treated at Luang Prabang Provincial Hospital. Eight people in close contact with the new victim have been tracked and placed under movement restrictions and were being closely monitored, according to Dr Phouthone. Overall, 186 people who were in close contact with the 10 Covid-19 patients are currently under close monitoring. They comprise 24 people in northern Oudomxay province, 44 in Luang Prabang, and 118 people in Vientiane. “They are all having their temperature taken in the morning and evening. They have no fever at present,” Dr Phouthone, who is also Deputy Minister of Health, told the media. Deputy Director of Mittaphab Hospital, Dr Vangnakhone Dittaphong said the 10 patients were in good condition and being given medicine to treat their symptoms. Doctors and nurses are divided into teams taking care of the patients on a seven-day rotation. After one week of their mission, the team will be placed under quarantine and monitored for 14 days to check they are not infected and ensure they will not spread the virus. “A new team will then replace them to treat and care for the patients,” Dr Vangnakhone said. A Chinese medical team who arrived in Laos earlier this week have worked with local doctors and shared valuable lessons learned in dealing with the outbreak and treatment of the patients in China. The Chinese doctors suggested their Lao counterparts provide oxygen to every patient even though they still received normal levels of oxygen through their natural breathing, Dr Vangnakhone stated. As of March 31, some 437 suspected cases had been tested, including the 10 infected cases. The suspected cases included 45 Lao workers who recently returned from neighbouring Thailand, where hundreds of people were reported infected. All the Lao workers tested negative. As of March 31, reports showed that Covid-19 had spread to 202 countries and territories with 855,139 infected cases reported including 70,401 new cases, according to Dr Phouthone. The virus has claimed more than 42,000 lives globally, and more than 176,900 patients have recovered. By Souksakhone Vaenkeo |
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JAKARTA- Over 130 Indonesians Abroad Have Coronavirus.
Passengers filling in a medical report card after arriving from overseas at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in February. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
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Jakarta. A total of 138 Indonesians abroad have tested positive for Covid-19. The government has now advised them to stay put in their country of residence until they complete their recovery from the deadly disease, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday.
Malaysia and Singapore each has 34 Indonesians infected with coronavirus under their care.
Three deaths have occurred, one each in Singapore, the United Kingdom and Malaysia.
Two Indonesians in Singapore are in intensive care.
A total of 27 have made full recoveries, including nine crew members of the Diamond Princess cruise ship which was anchored off Yokohama for a month, one each in Spain and the Netherlands and three in Singapore.
The rest of the patients are in stable condition. There are three in Taiwan, four each in Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Cambodia and Qatar, six in Saudi Arabia, fourteen in India and one each in Macau, the Philippines and Ireland.
The Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Brunei Darussalam each has three Indonesians in hospitals, Vatican City seven and Italy four – all of them crew members of the Costa Luminosa cruise ship.
The government is dissuading Indonesians abroad from returning home to avoid imported cases of Covid-19 with the number of local cases reaching 1,528 on Tuesday.
All returning Indonesian citizens will now undergo a compulsory two-week quarantine.
If they test positive for coronavirus, they will be moved to government-run isolation facilities – including one on Galang Island in Riau.
“Indonesian returnees who show no symptoms [of Covid-19] can go on to their hometowns, but they bear the status of Persons Under Investigation. They must strictly follow protocols by self-isolating once they arrive home,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Tuesday./ BY :NUR YASMIN MARCH 31, 2020
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia- One more Covid-19 death in Sarawak today
PETALING JAYA: An Indonesian lecturer who tested positive for Covid-19 passed away in Sarawak today.
An online news portal namely Antara news reported the death of Iran Amri Musoddiq.
It reported that the confirmation of his passing was obtained from a statement that was issued by the Executive Board of the University Malaysia Sarawak Arts and Creative Arts Association (PERSENI) and the Consulate-General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) Kuching.
“ Let us together pray for his soul to be blessed. We, on behalf of the faculty, would like send out condolences to his family.” the statement read.
Meanwhile another news portal, Medeka.com, reported that the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuching, Yonny Tri Prayitno, as having informally reported the death of Amri to the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs saying that Amri passed away at the Sarawak General Hospital. KEVIN DAVASAGAYAM /
YANGON- COVID-19 cases now at 16 in Myanmar, high-risk areas under lockdown
A 63-year-old woman, whose farthest recent travel was to Yangon International Airport to meet her son who came from Dubai on March 15, is the latest confirmed COVID-19 patient in the country.
The woman, the 16th confirmed COVID-19 infection in the span of 10 days, was admitted to North Okkalapa General Hospital on March 31 as a person under investigation, as she was suffering from fever and experience tiredness.
Her swab sample was sent to the National Health Laboratory on the same day. The patient will be transferred to Wai Bar Gi Hospital for medical treatment. The health ministry says she is in good health although she is suffering from diabetes.
Fifty-five other people were also tested for COVID-19 but all the results were negative, according to the National Health Laboratory.
ISOS has since been closed and the Inya Lake Hotel, which it is located in, is also locked down and being disinfected.
Meanwhile, detailed discussions are being made to quarantine its guests and employees, who are still at the hotel, said Yangon Region Health Department Head and Deputy Director General Dr Tun Myint.
Further procedures are being requested from Yangon Region Government, said Mayangone township Yangon Region Hluttaw MP U Yan Shin.
“For the benefit of the country, a community quarantine will be imposed only where it is necessary,” she said in a televised address to the nation.
She added that once a community is locked down, the new committee headed by Vice President U Myint Swe would ensure there are no shortages of food, medicine or other essentials. / AUNG PHAY KYI SOEHMUE ANGEL 01 APR 2020
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MANILA- Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon succumbs to COVID-19.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ top diplomat to Lebanon has succumbed to complications from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
In a statement, the DFA said Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon Bernardita Catalla passed away on Thursday.
“With deep sadness, the Department of Foreign Affairs announces the untimely demise on 2 April 2020, of Ambassador Bernardita Catalla, Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon, from complications arising from COVID-19,” the DFA said.
Catalla worked in the foreign service for 27 years as a career diplomat.
MANILA, Philippines- DOH: COVID-19 positive now at 2,311; death toll at 96
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 227 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Wednesday.
This brought the total number of cases to 2,311 as of 4 p.m. on April 1.
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Globally, the virus has infected more than 785,800 people and killed more than 37,800 as of March 31. On the other hand, over 165,655 people have recovered so far from the disease.
For most people, the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clears up in two to three weeks. For some, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems, the virus can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death. /MUF
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SINGAPORE: Coronavirus cases in S’pore hit 1,000 with 74 new patients; 10 cases from old folks’ home, including a 102-year-old
SINGAPORE – The number of coronavirus cases hit 1,000 in Singapore on Wednesday (April 1) with the Ministry of Health announcing 74 new cases.
The new cases included those at two new clusters, including the first cluster at an old folks’ home.
A further 10 cases have now been linked to the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home at 1 Thomson Lane after one case was first identified there on Tuesday. Among the new cases is a 102-year-old woman, the oldest Covid-19 patient to date in Singapore.
The Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) said that eight of the 10 new cases are residents of the Lee Ah Mooi home. The other two are a staff member who cared for female residents of the home and a family member of the employee.
The family member works in a non-patient facing role at Moral Home for the Aged Sick.
“AIC has also been in contact with Moral Home, which has stepped up vigilance in monitoring the health status of residents and staff. So far, all its residents are well,” it said.
The Lee Ah Mooi home worked with the Health Ministry and the AIC to test all the home’s residents and symptomatic staff after the first confirmed case was identified on March 31. All staff of the home are on quarantine order, and the MOH and AIC are helping the home with manpower support, so that residents will not be affected.
As an added precaution, all nursing homes will be closed to visitors till April 30. Nursing homes will offer caregivers alternative options such as telephone or video calls.
Safe distancing measures will also be carried out in the homes and those with more than 200 beds will have to implement split-zones.
The second new cluster is at a workers’ dormitory at 55 Sungei Kadut Loop. Two new cases are linked to a previous case from that dormitory.
There are now at least three dormitories with active clusters. On Wednesday, there were six more cases at the S11 dormitory at Seletar North Link which makes a total of 10 confirmed cases, and two more cases at the Westlite Toh Guan dormitory on Toh Guan Road East, which makes a total of seven confirmed cases.
There is also one more case linked to the serviced apartment Wilby Residences, bringing the total number of cases there to eight, and one more case linked to the cluster at Hero’s, the bar on Circular Road, which now has a total of seven cases.
All in, 54 of the 74 cases on Wednesday are local cases and 20 are imported. Of the local cases, 29 are linked to previous cases and clusters while 25 are currently unlinked.
Five cases were discharged from hospitals and community isolation facilities, with the number of those recovered now at 245.
Of the 461 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. There are 24 patients in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
There are also 291 cases who are clinically well being isolated at Concord International Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC because they still test positive.
Singapore has reported three deaths from the virus since the first case was reported here on Jan 23, with all fatalities coming last month.
Separately, Unity Pharmacy has said one of its part-time retail assistants has the coronavirus. It is unclear if the worker was included in the the ministry’s numbers on Wednesday.
The employee was last at work at the Nex mall outlet on Monday and tested positive on Wednesday. The staff member visited a doctor on Tuesday with a fever.
Unity Pharmacy said it is closing its outlet at Nex for two days for cleaning. It will reopen on Friday. Unity said it has put in place precautionary measures since the onset of the outbreak, including cleaning shelves and checkout counters every four hours and taking the temperature of staff members and suppliers twice a day.
Earlier on Wednesday, FairPrice said it has closed its FairPrice Finest supermarket in Bedok Mall after one of its staff tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.
It has also put all staff who work in the store on leave of absence, in addition to quarantining the employee, who it said replenished stock and had minimal contact with customers.
The employee last worked on March 25, and was on leave on March 26 before developing a fever and seeing a doctor on March 27. It is also not clear if this staff member was included in the 74 new cases announced on Wednesday.
The Bedok supermarket will be closed for deep cleaning until Saturday, and FairPrice is helping the authorities with contact tracing.
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BANGKOK, Thailand- 104 more Covid patients, three new deaths
Man returning from Pakistan dies on train to South
Patients and nurses are separated by a transparent partition at Pranangklao Hospital in Nonthaburi province on Thursday, when the government reported three more deaths from Covid-19, raising the toll to 15. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
The government on Thursday reported 104 new local cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, bringing the total to 1,875, with three new deaths raising the toll to 15.
Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said one of the three deaths was a Thai man, 57, who returned from Pakistan and died on a south-bound train from Bangkok to Sungai Kolok while in Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Monday.
The man went to Pakistan on Feb 22. He returned via Suvarnabhumi airport on March 29 and boarded the train at 3pm on Monday. He also suffered from diabetes and hypertension.
His death resulted in the quarantine of 15 railway officials who came in close contact with him.
Another new death was a Thai man, 77, who had suffered diabetes and emphysema. He was in contact with a previous Covid-19 patient.
On March 18 he had a fever of 38 degrees Celsius, a cough and sore throat. He was admitted at a hospital in Pattani province. His condition became critical on March 20 and he died on Tuesday.
The third was a Thai man, 55, who was a public transport driver at Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan province.
He went home to Surin province on March 15 and returned to Bangkok the following day. On March 18 he had a fever and dry cough and felt exhausted and sought treatment at a clinic. On March 21 his tiredness was worse. He was admitted at a hospital in Bangkok on Sunday and died on Wednesday.
Of the new 104 patients found in 21 provinces, 41 were in close contact with previously detected patients, 11 returned from other countries, 10 visited entertainment places, eight attended religious ceremonies in Indonesia, eight worked closely with foreigners, three were foreign visitors, two were in contact with travelers from other countries, two others were medical officials, one visited a crowded place, and another visited a boxing stadium.
The accumulated 1,875 patients were in 62 provinces. Of them, 1,598 were Thai. In Bangkok and Nonthaburi there have been 1,005 cases.
Dr Taweesin said new cases in Bangkok and Nonthaburi were declining, and new cases in other provinces rising in the past few days.
Bangkok had the most patients, 895, followed by 110 in Nonthaburi, 88 in Phuket, 82 in Samut Prakan, 50 in Chon Buri, 43 in Yala, 38 in Pattani, 32 in Chiang Mai, 29 in Songkhla and 23 in Pathum Thani.
Bangkok also had the highest number of new patients, with 30, followed by 11 in Phuket, nine in Samut Prakan, eight in Yala, four in Chiang Mai, and three each in Chiang Rai, Songkhla, Pathum Thani and Narathiwat.
HA NOI, Viet Nam- Eleven-year-old patient recovers from COVID-19, total at 64
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s 73rd COVID-19 patient, who returned to Việt Nam from the UK on March 15, was given the all-clear on Thursday morning.
The 11-year-old British male was hospitalised at the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Thanh Miện District of the northern province of Hải Dương on March 15. He was on the flight numbered VN0054 returning to the country from the UK, arriving in Hà Nội on March 9. Four days later, he had his sample taken by Hải Dương CDC and was quarantined. On March 18, his sample was taken again and showed a positive result.
During treatment, the patient had tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once on March 24 and a second time on March 28. He currently is in a stable condition, with no cough or fever. He will continue to be isolated and monitored for the next 14 days.
As of today, Việt Nam had successfully treated 64 of its 222 confirmed cases.
Deputy Head of the Treatment Subcommittee of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control Lương Ngọc Khuê said that there was good news in treating patients with COVID- 19. As of noon today, 64 COVID-19 patients have recovered, 54 have tested negative once and 43 have tested negative twice.
“Over the past days, the Centre for Management, Administration, Support for Diagnosis and Treatment of People with COVID-19 has invited leading professors to consult with frontline hospitals on patient treatment, especially those with serious illnesses. We also have daily updated about the situation of cases and provided timely guidance, advice and support to hospitals with difficulties in treating COVID-19 patients,” said Khuê.
As of 7.45am today the world has reported 935,193 confirmed cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 and a death toll of 47,192, according to the Ministry of Health. — VNS
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