COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Day 119: UPDATE- ASIA-AUSTRALIA: Myanmar confirmed patients; two from the U.K. , one from U.S.A.
An accessory seller wearing mask wait for buying customers in Yangon’s Bogyoke Market. Photo: Mar Naw/The Myanmar Times
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BRUNEI- Five new COVID-19 cases, total now 109
Brunei Darussalam’s COVID-19 cases rose to 109, after five new ones were recorded yesterday. Two of the new cases are linked to cases 73, 80, 88 and 101, who belong to the cluster on board the flight from the United Kingdom (UK) to Brunei Darussalam on March 16. A total of 655 individuals completed their quarantine period yesterday, and are said to be in stable condition.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia- Four more COVID-19 patients make complete recovery, bringing total to 10
An ambulance and two medical personnel on standby at a hotel in Sihanoukville where a French tour group are being treated and quarantined. Supplied
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The number of COVID-19 infected victims who have undergoing treatment at various hospitals, has increased with four more being discharged from hospital Wednesday.
The Health Ministry said that out of the four men, three were from the capital city, aged 71, 38 and 33 and a fourth was a 52-year-old in Thbong Khmum province.
They were confirmed to have recovered after being tested negative twice consecutively.
Earlier, one Chinese male, one British female, six Cambodians, two in Battambang, two in Thbong Khmum and two in Phnom Penh were also tested negative twice consecutively and released.
The recovery brings hope that amid the increasing numbers of infections, the retroviral drugs being used to treat patients has thus been effective.
/Khmer Times
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VIENTIANE- Laos confirms third Covid-19 case
Laos has confirmed another Covid-19 case, bringing the total number of dangerous infections nationwide to three.
At a media conference at the Ministry of Health in Vientiane on Wednesday, the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control officially announced that it detected the third case in the country.
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According to the announcement, the committee tested eight suspected Covid-19 cases on Tuesday; of the total, only one tested positive while the rest were negative. The latest case involves a 26-year-old businessman from Huayhom village, Sikhottabong district in Vientiane.
On Tuesday, the committee confirmed the first two cases, affecting a hotel worker and a tour guide. The third infection is related to the previous hotel worker case in Vientiane. The two people had dined together, according to the media statement from the committee.
At present, the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control is investigating who else came in contact with the three confirmed cases so that authorities can test them and identify other at-risk people and impose measures to prevent the spread of the disease.
Authorities are using public announcements get in touch with the Covid-19 infected people and speeding up the identification of those at risk.
Officials are urging them to identify themselves and to implement self-isolation. During the media conference, the committee provided some travel details of the first two cases.
For the hotel worker case, on March 4, he travelled to Bangkok on flight number TG 2570 and stayed with his team members at the Holiday Inn Express Siam.
On March 5, he took part in an exhibition in Bangna, Bangkok, Thailand which 10,000 people attended.
On March 6-8, he moved to another hotel. He returned to Laos on March 9. Upon his arrival in Vientiane, he felt sick with a cough. On March 10, he went to Mittaphab Hospital where he was advised to self-monitor. From March 11-13, he returned to work, working with 12 people in the same room.
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On March 12, he had body aches but refused to get tested as he believed the pains were the result of his travel. On March 14 to 15, he went to the Souvanny shop and dined with friends there. From March 17 to 20, he travelled to several places around Vientiane. On March 23, he felt sick with a cough, headache, muscle pain, sore throat and had difficulty breathing. For the tour guide case, from March 7 to 10, she took a group of guests to Vangvieng and Luang Prabang.
From March 12 to 20, she took guests to Luang Prabang and Oudomxay and Vangvieng. On March 21, she stayed in a Vientiane hotel before feeling sick on March 22. She got tested on March 23./ By Ekaphone Phouthonesy
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JAKARTA- Indonesia’s Covid-19 Deaths Climb to 55, New Cases Hit Biggest Single-Day Rise
President Joko Widodo, right, and State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir visit a makeshift hospital at the former Asian Games Athletes’ Village in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Monday. The facility is designated for Covid-19 patients. (Antara Photo/Hafidz Mubarak)
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Jakarta. Six more people died from coronavirus in Indonesia on Tuesday, bringing the country’s death toll from Covid-19 to 55 as a worrisome trend continues where the number of deaths keeps beating the number of patients recovering from the disease.
In fact, no recovery was reported by the government’s Covid-19 Task Force on Tuesday.
“The number of recoveries is unchanged. It remains at 30 [same as yesterday],” task force spokesman Achmad Yurianto said in a daily video conference in Jakarta.
He mentioned that seven people died from the disease over the last two days, but a check on the task force statistics showed double citations on one fatality in South Sulawesi province.
However, the cumulative death toll is correctly put at 55, up from 49 yesterday.
Positive cases again grew at a faster pace by 107 to a total of 686 – the biggest single-day rise since the first positive cases were reported early this month.
The government figure also shows the number of affected provinces has grown from 20 to 24. Jakarta remains the hardest hit by the virus with 424 cases and 31 deaths.
READ MORE: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesias-covid19-deaths-climb-to-55-new-cases-hit-biggest-singleday-rise
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia- 1 more succumbs to Covid-19, death toll reaches 20
KUALA LUMPUR: One more Covid-19 death has been reported, bringing the total number of deaths to 20 since the start of the outbreak in Malaysia, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
According to the latest posting on his Facebook page, Dr Noor Hisham said the latest death was the 780th case comprising a 76-year-old Malaysian man who had attended the ‘tabligh’ gathering at the Sri Petaling mosque from Feb 27 to March 1.
“He was treated at Hospital Sultan Ismail Petra, Kuala Krai, Kelantan from March 18. He was pronounced dead at 4.35 pm on March 25. The Health Ministry extends its condolences to his family,” he said.
Earlier today at the ministry’s daily Covid-19 press conference, the director-general had announced that 172 new cases had been reported yesterday up to noon, bringing the total number of cases to 1,796 since the start of the outbreak.
Dr Noor Hisham had said that initial investigations indicated that of the 172 new cases, 71 were linked to the Sri Petaling mosque ‘tabligh’ cluster, while the 101 remaining cases were still being investigated. – Bernama
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YANGON, Myanmar- Yangon police intervene to pacify man in COVID-19 operation
Health and local officials in Yangon sought the help of the police to pacify a 38-year-old man who refused to follow the government’s anti-COVID-19 protocols, a regional lawmaker said on Wednesday.
The local authorities visited the house of the man in Yangon’s South Okkapala township on Tuesday after receiving information from concerned residents that he was on the same flight with the 26-year-old man who tested positive for the virus earlier in the day, U Moe Myint, a regional legislator from South Okkapala.
The 26-year-old man arrived in Yangon on Saturday from the United Kingdom through Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. The health ministry on Tuesday morning announced that the man tested positive for the coronavirus and is being placed under isolation at Insein General Hospital.
“The health and administration department officials and the police went to [the 38-year-old man’s] residence on Tuesday,” U Moe Myint told the local media. “At first, the man refused to go. He only agreed after police warned he would be facing legal action.”
He was taken to the police station after he cursed at those who reported him to the local authorities.
“He will be sent to a hospital as a person under investigation. He took the same plane as the person who tested positive for COVID-19 in Insein,” U Moe Myint said.
As of March 25, Myanmar has three confirmed COVID-19 patients; two came from the United Kingdom while the other came from the United States.
The government reminded the public that failure to report people suspected of being infected with the virus, or failure to report people who showed symptoms of the pneumonia-like disease, such as fever, coughing, and shortness of breath, can be imprisoned for up to one month.
The government imposed strict regulations for local and foreign travelers coming from virus-stricken countries to undergo 14-day facility quarantine upon arrival in Myanmar.
COVID-19 has spread to more than 190 countries, killing nearly 19,000 people/ 25 MAR 2020
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MANILA- Philippine cases: 638, deaths: 38; provincial doctor new casualty
SINGAPORE- New high of 73 cases in S’pore; 18 cases from new cluster at PCF Sparkletots pre-school in Fengshan
SINGAPORE – Singapore confirmed 73 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday (March 25) – the largest increase in a day, which brought the total number of cases here to 631, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
Two new clusters have formed – the first has 18 cases linked to a new cluster at the PCF Sparkletots pre-school at Fengshan Block 126. Of these, 14 cases are staff at the pre-school, while four are family members of case 601 – a 47-year-old Singaporean woman.
The second new cluster comprises three staff members at Dover Court International School.
n a statement, an Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) spokesman said PCF will close all of its centres for four days from Thursday to Sunday, to review its precautionary measures and clean and disinfect all its premises.
The spokesman said another 13 staff members from the Fengshan pre-school – a mix of teaching and non-teaching staff – tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, following the Nursery 2 teacher who was found to have the coronavirus on Monday.
Of the 73 new cases, 38 were imported. All except one of the imported cases were returning residents and long-term pass holders who had travelled to Europe, North America, Asean and other parts of Asia.
The remaining 35 new cases were locally transmitted. Of these, 27 cases were linked to clusters or previous cases, while contact tracing is ongoing for eight cases that are not linked to travel or previous cases, the MOH said.
Five more cases were discharged from hospital. To date, 160 patients fully recovered from the infection and been discharged.
Among the 404 patients still in hospital, a total of 17 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
“Sixty-five cases who are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19 have been transferred to Concord International Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC for isolation and care,” the ministry said.
As of noon on Wednesday, the MOH had identified 8,930 close contacts who have been quarantined. Of these, 2,643 are currently quarantined while 6,287 have completed their quarantine.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-73-new-coronavirus-cases-in-singapore-18-cases-from-new-cluster-at-pcf
The coronavirus has so far infected more than 436,000 people worldwide and killed over 19,600.
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BANGKOK, Thailand- New local Covid cases at 107, total 934
The Public Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 107 new local cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), raising the total to 934 with deaths unchanged at four, blaming the spread mainly on partygoers.
Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the ministry, said the new cases were divided into three groups.
The first group comprised 27 people who were in contact with previous patients or attended the venues of previous patients. They included four people from boxing stadiums and an inter-provincial bus driver.
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Dr Asadang Ruayajin, spokesman of the Disease Control Department, said Covid-19 had spread to most regions in the country and 25% of the transmissions were from people who went to boxing stadiums, and 10% each from people at entertainment places and other risk areas, and people with risky occupations./ / WRITER: APINYA WIPATATOTIN AND ONLINE REPORTERS
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HÀ NỘI, Viet Nam – Total COVID-19 patients in Việt Nam hits 148
International passengers have their medical declarations checked at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo
HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health on Thursday morning confirmed seven more COVID-19 patients, including five Vietnamese, one French man and one South African woman, bringing the country’s total number to 148.
The 142nd case is a Vietnamese student in the US, 26, living in HCM City. He travelled from Texas on March 8 and transited to Taiwan after arriving at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City on March 10 on Eva Air flight BR 395, seat number 38A.
He then visited family members at Bình Dân hospital, the US Consulate in HCM City and had contacts with some officials in Bình Chánh District’s Tân Túc Commune to register for temporary residency.
His sample was taken to be tested on March 23 and he is being treated and under quarantine at Cần Giờ hospital.
The 143rd case is a South African woman, 58, residing in Tân Sơn Nhì Ward in HCM City’s Tân Phú District. She travelled from Seattle of the US, transited to Taiwan, and took Eva Air flight BR395, seat number 48A, to Việt Nam on March 21 via Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport. Upon her arrival, she was quarantined.
She said she had contact with her relatives who tested positive for COVID-19 before coming to Việt Nam.
She started to have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing on March 22 and was transferred to Củ Chi hospital for treatment.
The 144th patient is a Vietnamese student in the UK, 22, living in HCM City’s Phú Nhuận District. He returned Việt Nam on March 22 on Vietnam Airlines flight VN0050, seat number 24D. He is under quarantine in Mekong Delta Trà Vinh Province.
The 145th patient is a Vietnamese man, 34, living in HCM City’s Tân Phú District. He is a nail worker and arrived at Cần Thơ airport in Mekong Delta Cần Thơ City on March 22 on Vietnam Airlines flight VN0050, seat number 0050. He is being treated and quarantined at a local hospital.
The 146th patient is a 17-year-old girl in central Nghệ An Province’s Nghi Lộc District. She returned to Việt Nam from Thailand on March 20. She earlier had contact with a COVID-19 patient in Đà Nẵng. After arriving in Việt Nam, she was taken to a quarantine centre in central Hà Tĩnh Province.
The 147th patient is a Vietnamese student in the UK, 19, living in Hà Nội’s Cầu Giấy District. He returned Việt Nam on March 21 on Vietnam Airlines flight VN0054 via Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội. After arriving at the airport, he was taken to a quarantine centre. He was then taken to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Đông Anh District for treatment.
The 148th patient is a French man, 58, residing in Hà Nội’s Đống Đa District. He travelled from France to Việt Nam on March 12 on Vietnam Airlines flight VN0018. He went to many places in Hà Nội from March 12-19. His sample was taken to be tested on March 19 and he then self-isolated at home. He tested positive for COVID-19 on March 24 and was taken to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Đông Anh District for treatment.
All the patients are in stable health conditions. — VNS
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DILI, Timor-Leste- Dili Archdiocese cancels Masses after first Covid-19 case
Priests and nuns from Dili Archdiocese participate in a coronavirus awareness event organized by the Timor-Leste government and the World Health Organization in Dili on March 12. (Photo: Thomas Ora/UCA News)
Dili Archdiocese in Timor-Leste has suspended public Masses and other church activities for a week after the government confirmed the first novel coronavirus case in the predominantly Catholic country .
The decision by Archbishop Virgílio do Carmo da Silva of Dili came hours after the health ministry announced the first confirmed case of Covid-19 on March 21.
All Masses and other activities such as the Way of the Cross were suspended from March 21-28.
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