On October 17, Malaysia added 869 new confirmed cases, all of which were local cases, with a total of 19,627 cases.
25% of the confirmed cases came from Simma prisons. Malaysian Health Director Noor Hisham said the most urgent task is to re-examine the standard operating procedures of prisons, police station detention centers and immigration station detention camps, and conduct large-scale testing of prisons and detention centers.
In addition to prisons, the authorities will also conduct testing in other detention centers, including illegal immigration detention centers and police district detention centers.
On the same day, Malaysia added 5 new infection clusters. So far, Malaysia has a total of 186 infection clusters, of which 81 are existing infection clusters.
Sabah The epidemic is still serious, with 451 new cases, 189 cases in Penang, 159 cases in Selangor, 38 cases in Kedah, Kuala Lumpur 15 cases, etc. There are 2 cases in Johor, which is closest to Singapore.
(The red number is the number of new cases in Malaysia states. Source: Malaysian Ministry of Health)
Malaysia reported 4 new deaths on the same day, all of which appeared in Sabah , with a total of 180 cases and a mortality rate of 0.9%.
Malaysian sectors reinforce Sabah
Malaysian Health Director Noor Hisham said that the Ministry of Health closely monitors the epidemic in Sabah and mobilizes human and materials to reinforce Sabah, including improving laboratory testing, improving hospitals and low-risk isolation and treatment center beds, adding review aids for the in-depth treatment department, improving medical and public health human resources, and providing outsourcing services for the treatment of non-COVID cases.
He said that the hospital beds in Sabah have increased by 2.5 times, from 2129 beds in early September to the current 5414 beds, with a usage rate of 35%. The field hospital established by the Ministry of Health and the Malaysian Armed Forces will add 100 beds.
He posted photos of Malaysia's reinforcements from all walks of life in Sabah on Facebook.
He said that the Ministry of Health will send 99 medical staff to support Sabah next week, including 36 public health personnel and 63 medical personnel. In addition to coping with the current situation, it is also preparing for the medium-term and long-term situation.
"Thank God"
Prime Minister and many ministers have been lifted out of quarantine
Under the suggestion of the Ministry of Health, many ministers of Malaysia have been tested for new coronary pneumonia and self-isolated for 14 days, and have been lifted out of quarantine one after another.
They may have been in contact with the confirmed Prime Minister's Office (religious affairs) Zukifiri, or return to the East Malaysia Peninsula from Sabah.
Malaysia's senior defense minister Ismail, who presided over the fight against the epidemic, announced at an online press conference at his home yesterday that he had tested negative for both times, and that day was the last day of his quarantine.
Ismail said: "Thank God, I got my test report this morning, and the report showed negative. I will be free tomorrow and can go out."
Others who tested negative and were released from isolation include: Prime Minister Muhyiddin, Finance Minister Tunku Zhafuru, Interior Minister Han Sha Zainudin, etc.
(Malaysian Prime Minister's Office released a Facebook photo, saying that although the Prime Minister and several ministers tested negative and the quarantine was over, for the sake of 1000, the National Security Council Anti-epidemic Work Conference on October 17 was still held in the form of a video conference.)
Hospital Infection: 3 employees of the Kuala Lumpur Heart Center were diagnosed with
10 October 17, the Kuala Lumpur Heart and Vascular Center (CVSKL) issued a statement confirming that 3 employees were diagnosed with the new crown.
On October 8, a 52-year-old patient was referred from another clinic and went to the CVSKL emergency room and stayed in the hospital for treatment. The patient was tested when he arrived at the center and the result was negative. He did not show any symptoms when he was discharged from the hospital on October 13.
Later, CVSKL received a notice from the Malaysian Ministry of Health that the 52-year-old patient was diagnosed with the new crown. CVSKL then began to trace contacts, and all staff and doctors were tested, and three employees who were in close contact with the patient tested positive and were diagnosed. .
CVSKL has started disinfection work within the affected area and will further disinfect other areas in the hospital. CVSKL is contacting all relevant patients and visitors.
CVSKL is still in operation and is expected to resume services on October 19.
"Cryed for 2 hours at that time"
Malaysian woman bravely publicizes her experience of epidemic infection
Malaysian Chinese woman Zhang Keyi (Conie Chong) mustered up the courage to take a selfie video, narrating the whole story of her diagnosis of the new crown, helping netizens to understand the new crown.
Zhang Keyi went to Sabah from September 18 to 22, dived in Semporna, and after returning to Western Malaysia, she developed suspected symptoms and went for a test. The result was positive and she was diagnosed with the new crown.
She wrote on Facebook: "Gao a lot of courage to shoot. The first time I posted a video, and it was such a shocking topic. I'm so ugly."
She shared through the video how to get infected, the symptoms, the home isolation until the private clinic is tested, and finally sent to Shuangxi Buloh Hospital for treatment.
"At that time, there were no confirmed cases in the local area. Everyone went out to sea together, and the people on the boat looked healthy and energetic. Looking back now, I really don't know how to get infected." After returning to Kuala Lumpur, she saw a news report saying that a bank employee who had been to Semporna was diagnosed. She was immediately frightened, so she wore a mask and disinfected the whole way home from the airport.
After she arrived at home, she told her mother that she might also have been infected with the coronavirus and was self-isolating at home. After that, she developed symptoms and arranged for a swab test in a private clinic.
"The test results were released the next day. When I was told that I was diagnosed, I couldn't accept it and cried for 2 hours. A few hours later, the ambulance came to take me to the hospital."
" On the 5th day of her illness, she had tried eating a heavy-tasting spicy cup of noodles, but she still couldn't feel the spicy taste. The girl who bought the video reminded that if anyone suspects that he is infected and wants to undergo a test, he must make an appointment before going to the test, otherwise he will cause the hospital or clinic to be affected and must close the door and disinfect.
