COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia: Actions taken by the Malaysian government

Shah, Ain Umaira Md; Safri, Syafiqah Nur Azrie; Thevadas, Rathedevi; Noordin, Nor Kamariah; Rahman, Azmawani Abd; Sekawi, Zamberi; Ideris, Aini; Sultan, Mohamed Thariq Hameed

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.093

articleInternational Journal of Infectious DiseasesJun 2, 2020GOLD OA

COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia: Actions taken by the Malaysian government

AUAin Umaira Md Shah SNSyafiqah Nur Azrie Safri RTRathedevi Thevadas NKNor Kamariah Noordin AAAzmawani Abd Rahman

Universiti Putra Malaysia

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Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel pneumonia disease originating in Wuhan, was confirmed by the World Health Organization on January 12, 2020 before becoming an outbreak in all countries. Outbreak situation: A stringent screening process at all airports in Malaysia was enforced after the first case outside China was reported in Thailand. Up to April 14, 2020, Malaysia had reported two waves of COVID-19 cases, with the first wave ending successfully within less than 2 months. In early March 2020, the second wave occurred, with worrying situations. Actions taken: The Government of Malaysia enforced a Movement Control Order starting on March 18, 2020 to break the chain of COVID-19. The media…

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Christian ministry
Outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Government (linguistics)
Business
China
Health care
Disease control

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