compiled by Muhammad Raznisyafiq Razak

1. MUHAMMAD RAZNISYAFIQ BIN RAZAK (GS50309)
Report on the current situation of COVID-19 in Malaysia
ESC5515 Environmental Risk Assessment: Final Exam (Question 4)
Faculty of Forestry and Environment

2. Current Status of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia

3. Latest news (25 July):
Malaysia recorded 23
new Covid-19 cases in
the last 24 hours ending
noon today, with two
new clusters detected,
bringing the country's
confirmed infections to
8,884.

5. • Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah
said in a press statement that six of the cases are imported
and 17 are local transmissions.
• Health authorities have also identified two new case
clusters, one at a religious center in Johor state and another
at a construction company in the northern Borneo state of
Sarawak.

6. Sarawak is currently facing a
second wave of the Covid-19
pandemic with 10 new cases
reported today, said State
Disaster Management Committee
(SDMC) chairperson Douglas
Uggah Embas.
Uggah, who is also the Deputy
Chief Minister I, said the double-
digit increase shows that people
in the state need to be more
disciplined and comply with every
directive.

7. 2nd Wave of Covid 19 in Malaysia?

8. How Malaysia Deal with the 2nd Wave of Covid-19

9. • PKPP (10 Jun – 31 August
2020) has been started in
Malaysia with less
restricted SOP

10. • Malaysia started to open
several places to public under
PKPP (10 Jun – 31 August
2020.

11. • Government has established comprehensive SOP
to ensure the safety and to prevent Covid-19
spread (http://covid-19.moh.gov.my/faqsop/sop-
pkp-pemulihan)

12. • The government always reminds
Malaysian to be careful and always follow
the SOP (Infographic & Personal massage
though phone).

13. Dr Awatef Amer Nordin from the Institute for
Health Systems Research (IHSR) at the Ministry of
Health (MOH) told a webinar hosted recently by
MOH that the Covid-19 pandemic was a massive
event for the country, where the challenges were
taken head on by health authorities with a “half
glass full” approach
“So, what happened was looking at the glass as
half full, realising that we are limited in terms of
human resources and in terms of medical
equipment supplies, et cetera, but optimising what
we have, so certain initiatives were taken to
overcome challenges,” said Dr Awatef.
“With regards to the primary care involvement in
Malaysia, all of the care providers were mobilised,
regardless of whether they’re in hospital care or in
primary care. (They are) involved in certain
programmes such as, even in terms of creating
guidelines, involved in mobilisation or human
resources, planning for procurement of supplies

14. Fighting
misinformation
• Some people have been arrested for allegedly spreading
false information about the COVID-19 pandemic. As of
May 17, 2020, police and the Malaysian Communication
and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) have opened 265
investigations on COVID-19 related fake news. A total of
30 people have been charged, 11 were served with a
warning notice and 18 others pleaded guilty.
• Malaysian authorities on Tuesday launched an investigation
into a TV documentary by Qatari state-owned broadcaster
Al Jazeera on the alleged mass arrests of migrant workers in
Malaysia during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdowns.
• Officials said the film report, titled “Locked up in Malaysia’s
Lockdown” and produced by Al Jazeera’s 101 East news
program, had been an attempt to sully Malaysia’s
international image.

15. Increase the Covid-19 tests
• Testing is an essential component of effective outbreak responses.
Without widespread testing, we cannot know whether a disease is
spreading nor take measures to appropriately respond to it. “All
countries should be able to test all suspected cases, they cannot
fight this pandemic blindfolded, they should know where the cases
are, and that is how they can take decisions,” said Dr Tedros, WHO
Director General.
Guidelines on laboratory testing for Covid-19 in Malaysia

16. • “We spent a few billion to rejuvenate the economy, but the
government must spend more money on this matter to
ensure effective testing, like what Gopeng mentioned. It
must be more widespread and testing data must be
reported to the people.”
• Anwar and Dr Lee also highlighted the impact of Covid-19
on people with other diseases, such as delayed treatment
for cancer patients up to six months, according to the
National Cancer Society of Malaysia.
• Dr Lee pointed out that the United Kingdom suffered an
increase in the mortality rate by 25 per cent during the
coronavirus outbreak, involving people dying from diseases
other than Covid-19. In Indonesia, each person who died
from Covid-19 saw eight extra deaths from other illnesses
like cancer or heart disease because of constraints in the
health care system.
• “When we look at the impact of Covid-19, it’s not just the
direct impact from the pandemic, but the indirect impact
from limitations on health care systems.”

17. • Malaysia are prepared and in a frontline for covid-19 vaccine

18. Malaysia United!!!

19. • The World Brands Foundation (TWBF)
has acknowledged Health director-
general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham
Abdullah's leadership and his team's
hard work in effectively managing the
Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
• The Health Ministry was presented
with the BrandLaureate Awards'
"Certificate of Recognition and
Appreciation" today for its success in
flattening the Covid-19 curve.
• Dr Noor Hisham was also awarded
the BrandLaureate "Outstanding
Brand Leadership Award 2020".
World
Acknowledgement

20. • The Ministry of Health in its effort to
counter COVID-19 infection also set
up a provisional hospital in the Agro
Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) in
coordination with The National
Disaster Management Agency. This
makeshift hospital, which was initially
Malaysia's largest convention centre,
is equipped with computers,
televisions, Wi-Fi connection, a
lounge area, and some other basic
facilities for use by patients and
medical staff. This hospital is to be
used as a quarantine and treatment
centre for low-risk patients, and 604
beds have been prepared to cater for
confirmed cases with or without
symptoms of COVID-19

21. • Another measure taken by the MoH to cushion the impact of COVID-19 was the setting up of a special fund known
as the COVID-19 Fund, to raise money to be channelled to patients, particularly those affected financially due to the
quarantine procedure. This fund initially received RM 1 million from the government and private sectors. NGOs and
individuals were welcomed and encouraged to direct their contributions too. Through this fund, RM 100 was given
daily to those who had no source of income throughout the quarantine and treatment processes. In addition, the
money collected was used to cover medical expenses such as buying crucial equipment and other supplies

22. • One of the initiatives agreed after the
Economic Action Council meeting held on
March 23, 2020 was the allocation of RM 600
million to the MoH to battle COVID-19.
According to Prime Minister Tan Sri
Muhyiddin Yassin, RM 500 million would be
utilized to buy ventilators and personal
protective equipment (PPE) and another RM
100 million would be used to appoint 2000
nurses on a contract basis (Yusof, 2020).

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