COVID-19 PANDEMIC Day 142: ASIA & PACIFIC –Singapore coronavirus cases cross 4,000 with new daily high of 728

People wearing protective face masks walk along the Orchard Road shopping belt in Singapore, Friday, April 10, 2020. (PHOTO: AP)

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COVID-19: No new cases, recoveries today

 


Highlights from today’s press conference 

Here are highlights from today’s press conference at the Ministry of Health (MoH) with the Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Jaafar and the Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and  Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah.

The Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II with the Minister of Health at the daily COVID-19 press conference held at Al-‘Afiah Hall of the Ministry of Health today. (PHOTO: BAHIYAH BAKIR)

No new cases, no recoveries today

The Minister of Health announced no new COVID-19 cases in Brunei today. The national tally stands at 136.

  • No new recoveries were recorded today. The total recovered COVID-19 patients stands at 108. There are currently 27 active cases being treated at the National Isolation Centre (NIC) in Tutong.
  • Two patients remain in critical condition, requiring ventilator support. The rest of the patients are in a stable condition.
  • As of today, 76 individuals are undergoing quarantine according to the Infectious Diseases Act (Chapter 204) and a total of 2407 have completed the quarantine period and are in good health.
  • Since the emergence of COVID-19 in early January 2020, a total of 10,826 laboratory tests for COVID-19 have been conducted.

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JAKARTA- Indonesian official fears peak in May with 100,000 cases and 1,000 deaths.

Professor Wiku Adisasmito, head of the expert team on Indonesia's Covid-19 task force, said the projection is based on mathematical modelling of different scenarios by various groups of experts.

Professor Wiku Adisasmito, head of the expert team on Indonesia’s Covid-19 task force, said the projection is based on mathematical modelling of different scenarios by various groups of experts.Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja/ Indonesia Correspondent

JAKARTA • The Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia may peak next month, with around 100,000 cases and a death toll of over 1,000 people, said a senior official in the fight against the coronavirus.

The projection is based on mathematical modelling of different scenarios by various groups of experts, said Professor Wiku Adisasmito, head of the expert team on Indonesia’s Covid-19 task force, in an interview with The Straits Times on Wednesday.

Fatality estimates reflect the moderate containment strategy Indonesia has adopted.

“If we use more rigorous intervention (containment strategy), the cases may be lower,” Prof Wiku said, adding that his task force is developing an integrated data collection and management system for Covid-19.

Judging by the unfolding situation, the death toll “may be more than 1,000 at the peak”, Prof Wiku said, adding that the government was doing its utmost to avoid this outcome.

Indonesia yesterday reported 27 more deaths from the virus, which has now claimed close to 500 lives and infected more than 5,500 people.

Jakarta, which accounts for about half of the country’s confirmed cases, has adopted large-scale social distancing measures since April 10. Several satellite towns around Jakarta adopted the same measures on Wednesday.

Those breaching the rules, which include a ban on gatherings of more than five people, a reduction in the number of passengers in a private car by half its full capacity and no dine-in at restaurants, face a fine of up to 100 million rupiah (S$9,000) and up to one year in prison.

Prof Wiku, however, has expressed concerns over the noticeable increase in people out in public and traffic on the streets.

He stressed that it is the responsibility of local governments to implement and enforce tough measures in their areas of jurisdiction.

He added that local government leaders must also step up campaigns to get people to regularly wash their hands and wear a mask when they leave their homes.

Indonesia has been criticised for not applying harsh enough restraints on people’s mobility, risking wider spread of new infections.

The government has yet to issue a ban on the annual mudik, the hometown journey for Hari Raya Aidilfitri which falls late next month, despite mounting calls to do so.

When asked about this, Prof Wiku said: “It is too early to say the government is not banning mudik. We are not even in the Ramadan (fasting month) yet, but everyone is already talking about mudik.”

This is the first time an official has hinted that the government may go ahead and ban mudik, although a final decision will not be taken until at least a week from now.

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VIENTIANE- 23 more negative for COVID-19 in Laos
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VIENTIANE (XINHUA) – Laos tested 23 more cases for COVID-19, and all of them tested negative, with the total number in the country remaining at 19.
The total number of COVID-19 in Laos remained at 19, as no new case was confirmed Lao Deputy Minister of Health Phouthone Meaungpak told a press conference in Vientiane capital yesterday.
As of yesterday, Laos tested 1,288 suspected cases with 19 cases tested positive, and two patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.
Laos’s first discharged COVID-19 patient is the 12th confirmed case, who was discharged from hospital on Tuesday.
The second patient is the 14th confirmed case, who was discharged yesterday.
Another 14 cases are treated in designated hospital – Mittaphab Hospital (150 Hospital) in Vientiane capital, and three cases are treated in provincial hospital in Luang Prabang.
Laos announced its first two COVID-19 confirmed cases on March 24.
A vendor sells fruits in Vientiane, Laos. PHOTO: XINHUA
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COVID-19 CASES BREAKDOWN (PH)
(as of April 16, 2020 – 4:00 PM)
CONFIRMED CASES: 5,660
RECOVERED: 435
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Singapore coronavirus cases cross 4,000 with new daily high of 728

People wearing protective face masks walk along the Orchard Road shopping belt in Singapore, Friday, April 10, 2020. (PHOTO: AP)

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SINGAPORE (THE STRAITS TIMES) – For a second day running, Singapore recorded another daily high of new coronavirus cases, 728, with the total number of people infected crossing the 4,000 mark.

Like in the past two weeks, foreign workers living in dormitories continue to drive this increase, accounting for 654 of new patients.

Of the remaining new cases, 48 are other local community cases while 26 are work permit holders living outside dormitories.

There were five new clusters announced, with some linked to dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update yesterday.

This includes two large purpose-built dormitories, Westlite Mandai, which is linked to 31 cases, and Leo dormitory, which has 21. This means that 19 of the 43 purpose-built dormitories here, together with several factory converted dormitories, have reported active clusters in recent weeks. S11 Dormitory @ Punggol, Singapore’s largest cluster, also added 181 cases as of yesterday noon, and now has 979 cases – about a fifth of the country’s total.

Another dormitory, Mandai Lodge I, had another 154 new cases. Some 161 workers who live there have now tested positive for the coronavirus.

It said 19 per cent of the new cases are currently unlinked and contact tracing for these cases is being done.

No imported cases were reported for the seventh successive day.

Singapore now has 4,427 Covid-19 cases.

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