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  • Covid-19: MOH monitors 3,000 yet-to-be-screened tabligh followers

    Covid-19: MOH monitors 3,000 yet-to-be-screened tabligh followers

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    PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) continues to be monitoring about 3,000 tabligh (Islamic motion) worshippers who had attended a rally on the Sri Petaling Jamek Mosque.

    Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix) mentioned among the many explanation why the three,000 individuals had not been screened have been that those that had gone overseas had not returned since attending the gathering.

    “Maybe, some have nonetheless not returned, some might have gone overseas, for instance to Sulawesi and India. They left for 40 days and haven’t returned.

    “We are nonetheless monitoring and we now have the information. It is hoped that once they return they are going to be screened and quarantined for 14 days,“ he instructed a Covid-19 each day media convention, right here in the present day.

    Noor Hisham mentioned 19,032 contributors of the gathering on the Sri Petaling Jamek Mosque had been screened to date with 15,970 samples taken.

    ‘’There are 1,465 constructive instances among the many Sri Petaling Jamek Mosque worshippers, There are 10,213 adverse instances and 4,292 pending instances. About 3,000 individuals have but to be screened,’’ he mentioned.

    Noor Hisham mentioned Selangor recorded a excessive variety of instances and the sources have been the tahfiz and madrasah (Islamic faculties) some whom had attended the tabligh gathering on the Sri Petaling Jamek Mosque.

    He mentioned one of many explanation why Selangor had the best constructive instances was as a result of 50% of the instances have been linked to the worshippers who had gathered on the Sri Petaling Jamek Mosque, and now it had unfold to the Islamic faculties.

    ‘’So, now we see Hulu Langat has 300 constructive instances so far. There are about 600 instances in Selangor and half of the instances got here from Hulu Langat,’’ he mentioned.

    The variety of instances in Hulu Langat had gone as much as 300 instances from 287 instances beforehand. There are 90 instances in Kampung Sungai Lui together with 25 instances that are linked to the worshippers on the Sri Petaling Jamek Mosque and shut contacts (65 instances).

    As of in the present day, Noor Hisham mentioned 18 constructive Covid-19 instances have been detected on the One City Plaza Tower.

    As such, he really useful a group enforcement in each housing space to make sure localised cleanliness to verify the unfold of Covid-19.

    “We can improve it additional and alternatively we’re wanting intently at hotspot areas. If there is a rise of 10, 20 and even 40 instances inside a day, that could be a signal for us to return in and improve the Movement Control Order (MCO) in that space,’’ he mentioned. — Bernama

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  • MCO violations: 98 including senior citizens, juveniles charged

    MCO violations: 98 including senior citizens, juveniles charged

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    KUALA LUMPUR: Ninety eight people had been dropped at courtroom in a number of states including senior residents for infringing the Movement Control Order (MCO) in addition to a girl who went viral for shouting at a policeman at a Covid-19 street block.

    Most of the offences had been for failing to adjust to MCO by shifting from one contaminated place to a different and a few had been charged for obstructing civil servants from carrying their duties throughout MCO.

    IN PAHANG, 11 people had been charged on the Kuantan Justice of the Peace’s courtroom including a Japanese senior citizen. Keiji Ando, 81, a retiree was caught taking photos in a leisure park right here throughout MCO and was fined RM1,000 or three months jail for violating the order.

    The accused had moved from one contaminated space in Lorong Seri Teruntum right here to the leisure park in Taman Gelora, Tanjung Api, at 6.20pm on March 27.

    Meanwhile, 9 people including an Indonesian man, Utama Yuliandes, 25, and a Myanmar nationwide, Shamsul Alam Boshir Ahmad, 32, in addition to an area lady, 40 had been fined between RM800 to RM1,000 or three months jail for defying MCO.

    They pleaded responsible to committing the offence between March 26 and 31 at a number of areas within the city.

    IN SELANGOR, gross sales supervisor Tong Poh Kim, 44, pleaded not responsible to 2 offences of yelling at a policeman and obstructing him at a Covid-19 street block operation.

    For the primary cost, Tong was accused of insulting Corporal Izuan Hasim Nor Hamzah by calling him an fool at 9.40am on March 31 at Persiaran Surian right here beneath Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 which carries a most positive of RM100 upon conviction.

    She was additionally accused of obstructing Cpl Izuan from carrying his duties on the similar place and time beneath Section 186 of the Penal Code.

    The courtroom allowed Tong to go on bail at RM4,000 for the 2 expenses in a single surety and set May 20 for point out.

    IN KUALA LUMPUR, 10 males had been introduced to 2 courts for violating MCO. At the Selayang Justice of the Peace’s courtroom, 9 males including two senior residents pleaded responsible for infringing the MCO by intentionally gathering at an contaminated space with out legitimate causes. Six males had been every fined RM850 or 15 days jail whereas three extra had been fined RM900 or a month’s jail.

    All the accused aged between 20 and 61 had been nabbed at separate areas in Tasik Taman Bersatu, Rawang and Bandar Tasik Puteri, Gombak between 10.15 am and 12.45 am on March 31 and April 1.

    At the Ampang Justice of the Peace’s courtroom, shoe manufacturing unit employee, Okay. Dorai Nathan, 26, was fined RM5,500 or seven months jail after pleading responsible to 3 expenses including violating MCO in Taman Cheras Indah, at 2pm on March 26.

    He was additionally charged with obstructing Cpl Amar Rusdi from finishing up his obligation other than fleeing from the street block on the similar place and time.

    IN PENANG, 50 males aged between their 20’s and 50’s had been fined RM1,000 or a month’s jail by the Butterworth Justice of the Peace’s courtroom and classes courtroom for breaching the MCO.

    They had been charged for popping out of their home for issues not supplied beneath Regulation 3(1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures throughout the Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020 in Seberang Perai Utara between March 30 and April 2.

    Among their offences had been loitering, fishing, gathering in addition to being detained for failing to offer legitimate causes or allow.

    IN PERAK, 15 people had been dropped at the Ipoh Justice of the Peace’s courtroom for violating MCO. Thirty people aged between 18 and 34 pleaded responsible and had been fined RM1,000 or three months jail every whereas two extra accused aged 21 and 23 pleaded not responsible.

    All of them including a girl had been held at a number of areas amongst them Taman Beringin, Bandar Seri Botani, Jalan Wing Onn and Taman Hock Lee on March 31.

    IN NEGRI SEMBILAN, 11 people including three underaged youngsters had been charged at two Justice of the Peace’s courtroom right here for failing to adjust to MCO.

    At the Port Dickson Justice of the Peace’s courtroom, T. Paandi Bakaran, 24 and two male juveniles aged 16 and 19 pleaded responsible.

    Paandi Bakaran was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined RM900 in lieu 20 days jail for breaching the MCO. He dedicated the offence on the Port Dickson-Lukut junction at 8.25 pm on March 31.

    The courtroom set May 19 for point out of the 2 juveniles earlier than sentencing.

    The 19-year-old juvenile was fined RM4,000 or three months jail for the offence beneath Section 186 of the Penal Code. They dedicated the offences at Kilometre 11 Jalan Lukut-Sepang at 9.10pm on April 1.

    At the Tampin Justice of the Peace’s courtroom, seven males and a girl aged 20 and 43 and a 19-year-old youth had been charged for violating MCO and for obstructing the obligation of a civil servant.

    They had been fined between RM300 to RM1,000 in addition to jailed between 14 days to a month.

    One of the accused, M. Thanaselan, 47, was nonetheless not current in the course of the continuing and a warrant of arrest had being issued towards him by the courtroom. — Bernama

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  • Govt assures enough food, agricultural supplies for all during MCO

    Govt assures enough food, agricultural supplies for all during MCO

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    MALACCA: The authorities has assured enough provide of meals and agricultural produce during the Movement Control Order (MCO) as a consequence of Covid-19 pandemic, stated Deputy Agriculture and Food Industries Minister I, Datuk Seri Ahmad Hamzah.

    He stated the federal government had applied numerous measures to make sure the nation’s meals and agricultural merchandise provide chain was not disrupted or damaged by making certain the supply vans might ship the products on time.

    “We have been working with the authorities, especially those involved in roadblocks throughout the MCO period to provide easy access to food delivery trucks so that supplies are available in the market.

    “Thus, there is no need to worry or resort to panic buying or food stocking at home,” he informed reporters after visiting gross sales centres for recent produce and managed objects, on the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) workplace right here at this time.

    Also current have been Fama director-general Datuk Zainal Abidin Yang Razalli; State Agriculture, Agro-based, Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Committee chairman Datuk Norhizam Hassan Baktee and Malacca Fama Director, Che Samudin Hassan.

    He stated they might make it possible for all agricultural, livestock and fishery merchandise, espeacially from personal farmers, livestock breeders and fishermen can be marketed to keep away from surpluses, along with enhancing the prevailing provide.

    Ahmad additionally introduced that to date 47 of the 97 gross sales centres for recent produce and managed objects have been opened nationwide, to allow individuals to buy meals supplies akin to greens, fruits, fish and groceries at inexpensive costs.

    He additionally praised Fama for making certain meals safety, particularly during the MCO, following the Covid-19 outbreak.

    Meanwhile, a buyer on the gross sales centre, Mohd Asri Alimin, 33, from Ayer Keroh stated the strategy utilized by the outlet could be very handy as a result of the Fama workers can be found to assist him to pick the products he wanted thereby saving time.

    “It’s easy and quick… I just need to fill out a form of what I need and in 10 minutes I’m ready to return home. There is no need to queue outside, thus reducing the risk of exposure to the Covid-19 virus,” he stated.

    A housewife from Durian Tunggal, Haslinah Rosli, 54, stated the costs of products bought on the outlet have been cheap whereas its fish and rooster have been recent.

    “I am satisfied with the available supply … for instance, onion is scarce in the supermarket, but here we can find everything,” she stated. — Bernama

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  • Chagas disease: providing free paediatric medicine can enhance diagnosis and treatment

    Documentation resulting in the donation of an important antiparasitic medicine for the treatment of Chagas illness to the World Health Organization (WHO) is within the ultimate stage of preparation.

    A 3-year settlement, between the Mundo Sano Foundation1 (Brazil) and WHO, is anticipated to make obtainable 108 000 tablets of the paediatric formulation of benznidazole2 – a first-line medicine towards Chagas illness. Treatment3 with benznidazole within the early levels of an infection can treatment Chagas illness.

    “Making benznidazole freely obtainable for the treatment of newborns till the age of 18 might be a game-changer within the battle towards Chagas illness” mentioned Dr Mwelece Ntuli Malecela, Director, WHO Department of Control of Neglected Tropical
    Diseases. “This is not going to solely save future generations from growing life-threatening and deadly issues however can even increase up diagnosis and treatment.”

    Each yr, an estimated 15 000 youngsters are born from contaminated moms. A freely obtainable paediatric presentation of benznidazole with correct dosage is essentially anticipated to contribute to deal with congenital infections.

    “Treating newborns and youngsters was the lacking hyperlink, as we transfer decisively to advocate for the mixing of diagnosis of an infection amongst pregnant ladies and women of child-bearing age into different surveillance programmes, together with HIV and syphilis” mentioned Dr Pedro Albajar Vinas, Medical Officer with WHO’s Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases.  “Diagnosing and treating ladies of this age group earlier than being pregnant can increase successfully stop congenital transmission.” 

    The settlement

    The donation by Mundo Sano Foundation at some point of the settlement includes benznidazole:

    • 105,000 tablets of 100mg
    • 3,000 tablets of 12.5mg

    Furthermore, the Foundation might donate funds of as much as US$100 000 at some point of the settlement to help actions related to distribution of medicines and conferences. The Foundation additionally makes provision for an extension of this settlement past
    the required length of three years.

    The illness

    Chagas illness, often known as American trypanosomiasis, is a doubtlessly life-threatening sickness brought on by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi).

    Although appreciable progress has been achieved, significantly in decreasing vector transmission and screening of blood and organ provide, reaching and diagnosing individuals most affected has been a problem.

    Currently, under-diagnosis of Chagas illness instances is as excessive as 90% and under-diagnosis of congenital transmission is believed to be even greater.

    Globally, an estimated 6-7 million individuals are contaminated with T. cruzi.

    The illness is discovered primarily in endemic areas of 21 continental Latin American international locations4. But motion of individuals to city areas and to different continents has expanded its transmission by means of non vectorial routes, akin to blood transfusion, congenital
    transmission, organ transplants and oral meals contamination.

    Considering the illness as a rising public well being drawback in lots of international locations, the World Health Assembly – WHO’s decision-making physique – determined in May 2019 to commemorate World Chagas Disease Day on 14 April.

    The inaugural celebration occurs this yr.


    1 Mundo Sano is a nonprofit worldwide basis working with the general public and personal sectors, academia, and different worldwide organizations to supply options to the affected communities and generate scientific information. In 2012, it led a public-private consortium in 2012 to provide benznidazole in Argentina.

    2 In 2017, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted benznidazole for the treatment of kids aged 2–12, making it the primary treatment accepted within the United States for Chagas illness.

    3 Nifurtimox can be 100% efficient in curing Chagas illness if given quickly after onset of an infection, together with instances of congenital an infection. It is donated by Bayer who pledged greater than 7.5 million tablets for the interval 2012-2021.

    4 Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela
    (Bolivarian Republic of).

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  • WHO to continue support for Chagas disease programme that promotes patient self-care

    The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Catalan Ministry of Health say they’ll collectively support the dissemination of a programme that gives support to sufferers affected by Chagas disease to handle their very own well being and promote self-care.

    The Catalonian ‘Expert Patient Programme on Chagas disease’ includes interplay and sharing of knowledge amongst individuals affected by the disease and is performed by an knowledgeable patient. The programme is taken into account to have completed very properly because it was first initiated in 2017.

    “Over the previous few years we now have seen exceptional improve in consciousness and confidence amongst sufferers to pursue medical care and follow-up with physicians” stated Dr Pedro Albajar Vinas, who’s accountable for WHO’s Chagas disease programme. “When sufferers discuss to each other there may be higher deal with general perceptions of well being, life-style, bettering shallowness, self-care and particular person satisfaction.”

    The programme additionally encourages self-responsibility and features as a part of the Chronic Disease Prevention and Care Programme of the Government of Catalonia. It is predicated on three key approaches:

    • support supplied by sufferers and observing professionals to these in power part of the disease;
    • promote interplay in teams by 9 fastidiously deliberate periods;
    • consider efficiency of previous periods by questionnaires earlier than a brand new session begins.

    Many individuals who attended the programme over time say they might suggest it to household and associates because it vastly helps to enhance information about disease.

    Initiators of the programme are assured that the methodology used, and classes discovered can type a part of a broader technique to push for complete care for a disease that continues to be largely uncared for. For instance, regardless of the efforts of the previous decade, the worldwide detection fee for Chagas disease is lower than 10%.

    Through this settlement, WHO will present support in facilitating the interpretation of supplies and paperwork in languages utilized in its Member States in addition to help within the improvement of any mobile-based software if the necessity arises. The Government of Catalonia will print and distribute for advocacy functions.

    To promote international advocacy for the disease, the World Health Assembly – WHO’s decision-making physique – in 2019 adopted a call to have a good time World Chagas Disease Day on 14 April.

    The disease

    Chagas disease was as soon as confined to rural areas of Latin American international locations the place the primary route of transmission is vectorial transmission.

    But over the previous many years, the disease has been more and more reported in lots of international locations exterior Latin America primarily due to motion of populations and migration.

    According to WHO estimates, round 6-7 million individuals are contaminated with Trypanosoma cruzi – the protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease.

    Vectorial transmission happens when people are available in contact with the faeces or urine of triatomine bugs (referred to as ‘kissing bugs’, amongst many different native names).

    These bugs – the vectors that carry the parasites – reside within the wall or roof cracks of properties – the place they disguise in the course of the day and lively at evening after they feed on human blood. They often chew an uncovered space of pores and skin such because the face (therefore its widespread identify ‘kissing bug’).

    Right after a chew, the bug defecates/urinates shut to the chew space. The parasites enter the physique when the particular person instinctively reacts to the chew and smears the bug faeces or urine into the chew, the eyes, the mouth, or into any pores and skin break.

    The parasite may also be transmitted by:

    • consumption of meals contaminated with T. cruzi by, for instance, contact with faeces or urine of contaminated triatomine bugs or marsupials (this type of transmission sometimes causes outbreaks with extra extreme morbidity and better mortality – infecting teams of individuals concurrently with extra frequent instances of extreme disease and better variety of deaths);
    • blood or blood product transfusion from contaminated donors;
    • passage from an contaminated mom to her new child throughout being pregnant or childbirth;
    • some organ transplants utilizing organs from contaminated donors; and
    • laboratory accidents.

    There is not any vaccine in opposition to Chagas disease. Domiciliary vectorial management and transfusional management, along with congenital transmission, stay the simplest strategies of stopping transmission in Latin America.

    Chagas disease was named after Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, a Brazilian doctor and researcher who found the disease in 1909.

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  • WHO to accelerate action to reduce the harmful use of alcohol

    The
    harmful use of alcohol causes roughly Three million deaths yearly and the
    general burden of illness and accidents attributable to alcohol consumption
    stays unacceptably excessive. The tempo of improvement and implementation of
    alcohol insurance policies has been uneven in WHO areas, and assets and capacities
    for implementation of the WHO Global technique to reduce the harmful use of
    alcohol 10 years after its endorsement don’t correspond to the magnitude of
    the issues. On this foundation, the WHO Executive Board in its choice EB146
    (14)
     known as for accelerated action to reduce the harmful use of
    alcohol. 

    The Board thought of the report on the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, notably Annex 3, entitled “Implementation of the global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol,” and the report on the findings of the consultative process on implementation of the global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol and the way forward.

    The Board, in its choice EB146 (14),  requested  the WHO Director-General, inter alia, “to develop an action plan (2022-2030) to effectively implement the Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol as a public health priority, in consultation with Member States and relevant stakeholders, for consideration by the 75th World Health Assembly through the 150th session of the WHO Executive Board in 2022”, and “to develop a technical report on the harmful use of alcohol related to cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and promotional activities, including targeting youth and adolescents, before the 150th session of the WHO Executive Board, which could contribute to the development of the action plan”,  in addition to “to adequately useful resource the work on the harmful use of alcohol.

    In response to choice EB146 (14), the WHO Secretariat will implement the following:

    • March– April 2020: Commissioning of the scoping evaluate on the harmful use of alcohol associated to cross-border alcohol advertising and marketing, promoting and promotional actions, together with concentrating on youth and adolescents.  Commissioning background papers for the report improvement. 
    • ­April-May 2020: Producing zero draft of the working doc for improvement of an action plan (2022-2030) to successfully implement the Global technique to reduce the harmful use with proposed important parts and parts.  
    • ­June 2020: Technical professional conferences organized by WHO headquarters to talk about zero draft of the working doc for improvement of the action plan and the content material of the technical report on the harmful use of alcohol associated to cross-border alcohol advertising and marketing, promoting and promotional actions.  
    • ­July-September 2020: Finalization of the working doc for subsequent session course of. Web-based session on the working doc for improvement of the action plan open to Member States, UN organizations and different worldwide organizations, and non-State actors. All related suggestions acquired will probably be revealed on WHO web site. 
    • ­October 2020 – March 2021: Regional technical consultations with Member States on the working doc for improvement of the action plan (2022-2030). 
    • ­March– April 2021: Development of the first draft of the action plan primarily based on the enter acquired on the working doc in the course of of the regional consultations.
    • April -June 2021: The web-based session on the first draft of the action plan open to Member States, UN organizations and different worldwide organizations, and non-State actors.  All related suggestions acquired will probably be revealed on WHO web site. Discussion of the first draft at the Third WHO Forum on alcohol, medication and addictive behaviours attended by technical focal factors from Member States, representatives of UN entities, civil society organizations, WHO collaborating centres, and academia. Consultation with financial operators in alcohol manufacturing and commerce on their contribution to decreasing the harmful use of alcohol inside their core roles.  An casual session with Member States on the first draft of the action plan.
    • ­July-August 2021: Development of the second draft of the action plan primarily based on the suggestions acquired on the first draft throughout the earlier levels of the session course of. 
    • ­August-November 2021: Briefings on the second draft of the action plan organized at the Regional Committee conferences.  Release of the technical report on the harmful use of alcohol associated to cross-border alcohol advertising and marketing, promoting and promotional actions, together with concentrating on youth and adolescents, with a abstract of fundamental findings and conclusions out there in six languages.  A proper assembly of Member States for consideration of the second draft of the action plan. Finalization of the draft action plan considered suggestions and inputs acquired from Member States and different stakeholders throughout the session course of in April -October 2021.  Development and submission of the report by the Secretariat to 150th session of the Executive Board. 
    • ­January/February 2022: The 150th session of the WHO Executive Board will think about the report of the WHO Director-General containing the draft action plan (2022-2030) to successfully implement the Global technique to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.

     

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  • Coronavirus: Akwa Ibom Declares 14-day Lockdown

    Coronavirus: Akwa Ibom Declares 14-day Lockdown

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    Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has introduced a 14-day lockdown within the state to stop the unfold of Coronavirus.

    This is coming after the Nigeria  Centre for Disease Control confirmed 5 circumstances within the state.

    Though the federal government had initially denied the end result by the NCDC and mentioned one other check can be performed, the governor mentioned the lockdown was to allow a radical means of contact tracing to establish these, who might have been uncovered to the 5 confirmed victims.

    In a statewide broadcast, Governor Emmanuel mentioned the confirmed circumstances are largely well being professionals, who gad contact with a foreigner that later examined optimistic for the virus.

    The governor mentioned there can be restriction of individuals and vehicular motion besides of these finishing up important duties.

    He mentioned, “I’m hereby asserting a whole cessation of motion within the state prolonged to interval of 14 days. 

    “There shall be no motion of individuals besides these on important duties, who should carry a correct technique of identification.

    “As I converse, the confirmed circumstances who’re largely healthcare professionals are in good well being and have thus far offered no signs.

    “However, they’ve been moved to the isolation centres for correct administration and the method of contact tracing has begun.

    “All enterprise premises, markets, retailers, motor parks and places of work should stay closed throughout this era.

    “The solely exception shall be pharmacies and grocery retailers. All occasions of any nature are prohibited throughout this era.

    “Relevant safety businesses have been briefed and they’ll guarantee strict compliance with this directive.”

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  • BREAKING: NCDC Confirms 10 New Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria

    BREAKING: NCDC Confirms 10 New Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria

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    The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 10 new instances of individuals contaminated with Coronavirus within the nation.

    The new instances convey to 184 the full confirmed instances within the nation.

    Of the 10, seven was recorded in Lagos whereas three was confirmed in Abuja.

    “Ten new instances of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; seven in Lagos and three within the FCT.

    “As at 08:00pm 2nd April, there are 184 confirmed instances of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 

    “Twenty have been discharged with two deaths,” the NCDC tweeted.
     

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  • Covid-19: List of fake news as of 7pm today

    Covid-19: List of fake news as of 7pm today

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    KUALA LUMPUR: The following are the replies made by the related businesses to the Quick Response Team of the Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) on fake news that went viral on social media as of 7pm today.

    >> The National Security Council (MKN) has denied claims a 3rd section of the Movement Control Order (MCO) can be carried out from April 15 to May 15, 2020.

    >> The MKN has additionally denied allegations that summonses can be issued, with out discretion used, by the authorities through the MCO interval, such RM300 for travelling in a automobile with multiple individual, RM200 for not sporting a face masks and RM150 for leaving residence after 10 pm.

    >> The Hulu Langat District Health Office has denied that it had despatched a brief messaging service (SMS) textual content to inform {that a} supervisor at Sungai Ramal Shell station had examined constructive for Covid-19. — Bernama

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