Coronavirus surging in Southeast Asia, new cases traced to religious gathering
At the end of last month, thousands of Muslim missionaries from two dozen countries congregated at a sprawling mosque complex outside the Malaysian capital for a weekend of prayer.
Experts worry that many more infections could still emerge: As of Monday respiratory samples had been collected from fewer than one-quarter of the roughly 14,500 Malaysians who attended the event. Almost 6,000 people were yet to be located.Another 1,500 attendees came from overseas. Five countries — Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia and Brunei — have identified coronavirus infections in citizens who attended the gathering.
Vehicles line up to cross the causeway from southern Malaysia into Singapore on March 17 ahead of a ban on overseas travel announced by Malaysia to curb the spread of the coronavirus.for managing its outbreak while avoiding the large-scale shutdowns seen in the U.S. and elsewhere, has recorded an uptick in cases in recent days.
“The increasing number of cases from the religious meeting in Malaysia is a concern, but the control strategy remains the same,” said Ooi Eng Eong, deputy director of the emerging infectious diseases program at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore.“We will not be able to undo the transmission that has happened, but we can minimize the likelihood of new chains of transmission from forming.”Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions.
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