PUTRAJAYA, 28 May 2020:
Only 10 new Covid-19 cases were recorded today, bringing the current cumulative total to 7,629 cases, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.
This is the lowest daily case recorded since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was enforced on March 18.
Another good news is there has been no fatality recorded since last week, keeping the death toll at 115.
He said another 86 cases had recovered and were discharged today, bringing the total number of recoveries to 6,169 cases or 80.9% of positive cases.
“As at noon today, eight patients are being treated in the Intensive Care Unit, including four who require ventilator support,” he said at a daily briefing here today.
He said all the new cases were local transmissions, of which five cases were non-Malaysians, adding that there were no imported cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said since the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) was implemented on May 4, transmission of Covid-19 among the local population had been decreasing.
“Almost a month since the CMCO implementation, the number of positive cases recorded from May 4 up to yesterday was 1,189 cases, of which 22.7% (270 cases) involved Malaysians, while 77.3% (919 cases) involved non-citizens, which included 383 foreigners at three Immigration Detention Depots.
“We would not have achieved the results without public cooperation and compliance of the government’s advice, recommendations and standard operating procedures (SOPs) as well as enforcement activities by the various government agencies.
“As such, MoH would like to thank and congratulate the related industries and the public for their willingness to bear the burden together with the government, for the sake of the community and the country. If we continue with our efforts, we will definitely be able to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission in Malaysia.”
Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham said the public could use the MySejahtera Covid-19 hotspot tracker application to assist them in their daily activities, including planning daily trips and identifying areas which are at risk of Covid-19.
“With this application, users will be able to get more information on Covid-19 hotspots within one kilometre of the searched area… therefore, this function can be used as a guide in making decision to travel from one place to another.”
Dr Noor Hisham also urged the public to download the application as its key functions were to help conduct health self-assessment as well as to obtain the latest information from MoH’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre.
However, he said the public are advised to avoid non-essential travel to areas at risk of Covid-19 infection.
Meanwhile, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said a total of 4,399 undocumented immigrants who were placed at the Immigration detention centres in Bukit Jalil, Semenyih and KL International Airport (KLIA), Sepang, had completed Covid-19 screening, and 13 of them in Semenyih were still waiting test results.
“In addition, 353 officers and personnel at the centres were also screened. One staff in Semenyih has tested positive for Covid-19.”
He said the Covid-19 Low-Risk Patient Quarantine and Treatment Centre at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park (MAEPS) Serdang had begun operations to treat illegal immigrants tested positive for the virus.
As of today, 354 illegal immigrants – 305 from Bukit Jalil, Semenyih (45) and KLIA (four) – were receiving treatment at MAEPS, he said.
He also said that illegal immigrants who had undergone Covid-19 screening and tested negative would be sent home to their respective countries.
He also thanked three countries, namely Indonesia, Nepal and Bangladesh for agreeing with the government’s proposal to send the immigrants home.
“The Foreign Ministry will discuss with its counterparts in the three countries over the move. Wisma Putra has also sent notes to all embassies involving their people who are placed in the Immigration detention centres.”
– Bernama