KUALA LUMPUR - Asia-Pacific s resurgent Covid-19 wave claimed new records across the region on Thursday (May 27) as governments scrambled to impose new restrictions and ramp up vaccination drives.
Malaysia reported 7,857 new patients, its third straight day of record highs, as its largest state finally succumbed and joined the nationwide movement control order (MCO).
Sarawak, in the north-west of Borneo island, will be under the MCO from May 29 to June 11, beyond the June 7 expiry for the rest of the country. It has consistently recorded the second-highest number of new cases among the nation s 13 states.
Even then, experts believe the largely rural state has been under-testing. Positive test rates there are in the double digits, well above the World Health Organisation s prescribed 5 per cent.
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Taiwan’s exclusion from the World Health Assembly undermines global health
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By Mary Beth Leonard
TAIWAN was incredibly effective at managing the COVID-19 pandemic and the world has an opportunity to learn from that experience at the May 25-June 1 World Health Assembly, WHA, in Geneva. If only inviting Taiwan were that easy. Taiwan unfortunately has been blocked from participating in critical international efforts to control the spread of diseases, denied access to important platforms to share its knowledge and expertise, and the 24 million people living on the island are cut off from global health security initiatives.
This undermines public health in Nigeria, just as it does in the United States, Taiwan, and around the world. We can all do the right thing and support Taiwan’s participation in international organisations where their contributions would help solve pressing issues, such as alleviating the COVID pandemic.
The CECC reported another 13 deaths on Thursday. (Photo courtesy of the CECC via NOWnews)
TAIPEI (The China Post) â The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, ä¸å¤®æµè¡ç«æ ææ®ä¸å¿) announced on Thursday 13 new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the tally of total deaths in Taiwan to 59.
According to the CECC, case 1399 is a Taiwanese man in his seventies who had been diagnosed with chronic illnesses including high blood pressure.
He had recently been to Wanhua District and was hospitalized on May 12 for reasons unrelated to the pandemic. After testing positive on May 13, his infection was confirmed two days later and he died on May 24.
Case 1753 is a Taiwanese man in his sixties who had chronic illnesses such as had high blood pressure. He had recently been to Wanhua.
“Many businesses won’t survive
another lockdown.
“That’s why ACT
has developed a plan for the immediate next steps of New
Zealand’s response to COVID-19 and a longer term strategy
for living in a progressively vaccinated world.
“It
is underpinned by five principles: government transparency;
faster tech uptake; risk-proportionate responses; a culture
of inviting criticism; and continuous
improvement.
“It also makes 15 policy
recommendations, including:
Compulsory COVID-app
use including Bluetooth functionality to improve contact
tracing
Introduce daily PCR saliva testing and the
use of Datamine’s ëlarm technology to the border and MIQ
workforce to alert them to early signs of