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KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Malaysia has so far carried out 35,516 tests for Covid-19, with 2,320 of these cases or 6.5 per cent testing positive, the Health director-general and Health Ministry has said when sharing the latest data.
Out of these 2,320 cases testing positive for Covid, about 1,207 or half of the country’s positive cases are those from the cluster that attended the mass tabligh gathering at the Jamek Sri Petaling mosque in Kuala Lumpur from February 27 to March 1, the data shows.
In a chart released this morning, the full breakdown of the 2,320 positive cases as of yesterday are 1,207 (tabligh cluster), 586 (close contact), 461 (suspected cases or patients under investigation (PUI), 64 (the Health Ministry’s own surveillance to detect Covid-19 cases), two from humanitarian missions and zero from cruises.
For the 35,316 Covid-19 tests that were conducted, 24,727 or the bulk of test results have returned negative, while 8,469 or slightly less than a quarter are pending results.
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Tabligh cluster Covid-19 outbreak may have been imported – Health DG
Geraldine Tong
Published 7:16 pm
CORONAVIRUS | The Covid-19 outbreak amongst the tabligh gathering cluster may have been imported from abroad, said Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
“The tabligh gathering (at Sri Petaling mosque) involved 25 countries and we understand that… there were 695 participants from Indonesia, so we are worried that there is a possibility that the spread of the Covid-19 (amongst the tabligh participants) may have been imported from overseas,” Hisham said in a press conference in Putrajaya today.
He said the ministry was only made aware that there was a positive case of Covid-19 on March 9 when Hisham’s Brunei counterpart informed him about it.
“We were only informed by Brunei on March 9 and then we immediately took action and then we found many were positive,” he said.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/516116
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian authorities are scrambling to track down about 2,000 Rohingya men who attended a religious gathering that has led to a big spike in Covid-19 cases across South-East Asia, a security source and two other people told Reuters.
More than 100,000 Rohingya live in Malaysia after fleeing from Myanmar, but they are considered illegal immigrants. Their status would likely make many of them reluctant to identify themselves to get tested for the virus even if they showed symptoms, other sources, in the Rohingya community, said.
Malaysia’s search for the Rohingya highlights the challenge for governments trying to track the virus among communities living without official papers and wary of authorities.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/19/malaysia-seeks-2000-rohingya-men-for-covid-19-checks-after-mosque-outbreak-say-sources
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At least 243 cases of the total of 428 are from the Tabligh cluster!
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Received via WhatsApp.
PRESS STATEMENT
MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA
UPDATES ON THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19)
SITUATION IN MALAYSIA
Update on the Tabligh Gathering in Malaysia
14 March 2020, 7 pm – The Ministry of Health (MOH) wishes to update that 4,942 individuals who participated in the Tabligh gathering at the Seri Petaling mosque, Selangor have been identified. Of these, 3,069 individuals have presented to health clinics for further examination and health screening. A total of 1,634 individuals were found to have respiratory tract infection symptoms and samples have been taken for COVID-19 tests. From those examined, 137 individuals have been referred to hospitals for further management, while the remaining 2,932 individuals were placed under the 14-day home surveillance from the date they last joined the Tabligh gathering at Seri Petaling mosque. Investigation and contact tracing activities for individuals involved with the gathering are still ongoing.
With reference to the Press Statement of the Director General of Health Malaysia dated 14 March 2020, 5 pm, a total of 41 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported today. Of these, three (3) cases are close contacts of the cluster related to Case 33 that has been reported earlier, and one (1) case has a history of travelling to Iran. The remaining 37 confirmed cases are related to the Tabligh gathering cluster.
With these additional 37 cases, cumulatively there are now 77 confirmed COVID-19 cases related to the Tabligh gathering cluster. These cases were detected in Sabah (26 cases), Negeri Sembilan (11 cases), Sarawak (6 cases), 5 cases respectively in Johor, Melaka, Selangor and Pulau Pinang, Kelantan (3 cases), 2 cases respectively in Perak, WP Labuan, Pahang, Kedah and WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya, and 1 case in Perlis.
All 77 cases are receiving in-patient treatment in hospitals, with one (1) case receiving treatment in the intensive care unit and in a stable condition.
Health Advisory
MOH advises individuals who have participated in the Tabligh gathering and have not undergone examination and health screening to contact the nearest District Health Office for advice and further management. Individuals who have received the 14-day home surveillance order are strongly advised to comply to all directives to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 infection.
In addition, family members of these individuals who have received the home surveillance order are requested to:
- Continuously remind and ensure that all directives are complied with for the greater benefit of the community;
- Take preventive measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection to other family members living in the same household, including ensuring that these individuals always wear facemasks when out of their own rooms and avoid close contact; and
- Advise all family members to always maintain a high level of self-care, including good personal hygiene and a clean living environment.
Individuals or organisations planning to organise religious events or gatherings involving Tabligh members with the public are requested to inform the nearest District Health Office for monitoring and health advice.
Taking into account that Tabligh members have returned to their respective states, all State Health Departments are currently working hard to identify and screen individuals who have attended the Tabligh gathering as well as the close contacts of those already found positive with COVID-19. In addition, MOH wishes to inform several measures that have been taken by several State Health Departments:
- Perlis State Health Department has placed 64 Tabligh members, who participated in the Tabligh gathering in Seri Petaling mosque, in Dewan Wawasan 2020 for the 14-day home surveillance.
- WP Labuan State Health Department has designated Membidai Health Clinic, WP Labuan as the COVID-19 screening centre for Tabligh members who participated in the Tabligh gathering and for individuals who attended the “Klinik Hukum bersama Mufti Wilayah” program. This clinic is also opened on Saturday and Sunday, 8 am to 3 pm.
- WP Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya State Health Department has implemented a screening activity for Tabligh members at Seri Petaling mosque starting from 12 March 2020. The mosque is currently closed for cleaning and disinfection activities. This mosque is also being used as a facility for the 14-day home surveillance for Tabligh members and students in residence, from the date of the last COVID-19 case is detected amongst them. The public is restricted from entering the mosque to prevent further COVID-19 infection.
MOH will continue to monitor the development of the COVID-19 situation amongst individuals and participants involved with the Tabligh gathering, and the public will be continuously updated. The public is also advised that COVID-19 prevention and control measures must be taken seriously.
Thank you.
DATUK DR NOOR HISHAM ABDULLAH
Director General of Health Malaysia
14 March 2020 @ 7.30 pm
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