Oh shit! SG better stop cross-border travel between Malaysia immediately

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Coronavirus strain that is '10 times more infectious' detected in Malaysia

The D614G mutation of the coronavirus was discovered by the Malaysian Institute for Medical Research in three cases from two Covid-19 clusters in the country.PHOTO:


KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A mutation of the coronavirus that is far more infectious than the original Wuhan strain has been detected in Malaysia, the health authorities said on Sunday (Aug 16).

The D614G mutation was discovered by the Malaysian Institute for Medical Research in four cases from two Covid-19 clusters in the country - the Sivagangga cluster and the Ulu Tiram cluster, said health chief Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Facebook post on Sunday.

According to Datuk Dr Hisham, the discovery of the mutation means people need to be more careful and continue being disciplined in practising safety measures such as social distancing, personal hygiene and wearing of masks.

"It's found to be 10 times more infectious and is easily spread by an individual 'super spreader'," he said, of the mutation.

He said the strain was found in preliminary tests and that follow-up tests would be conducted on other cases including the index cases of both clusters.

He added that the D614G mutation was discovered by scientists in July 2020, and could render existing vaccine research incomplete or ineffective against the new strain.


Nevertheless he noted that the swift action by Malaysia's public health authorities has controlled the virus' spread from the affected clusters.

Malaysia reported 26 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections so far to 9,175. No new fatalities were reported, keeping the death toll at 125.

 

[Leongsam]

The virus causes nothing more than minor symptoms in the vast majority of those that have it so there is nothing to worry about.

 

[winners]

What D614G? I only know of D24 durians.

 

[winners]

The virus causes nothing more than minor symptoms in the vast majority of those that have it so there is nothing to worry about.

Precisely, it's all because of paranoids like these that is now causing the whole world's economies to be 20 years backtracked.

 

[sweetiepie]

KNN jit bai @ginfreely jialat liao KNN jb danger and cannot leeturn to sg as well KNN

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

How many of them are actually sick?

 

[laksaboy]

Remember to ask for the D614G premium durian.

 

[millim6868]

Alreadt hv signs that those came in some already detected covid , count by percent will know its high but CB PAPigs still letting them in , we r screwed, 61% song bo

 

[knnccb]

KNN jit bai @ginfreely jialat liao KNN jb danger and cannot leeturn to sg as well KNN

means in the meantime the siaobye can only sell her cheebye to jiuhu kekleng kias

 

[A Singaporean]

m&d in Mudland is finished. Chinese will take over Mudland.

 

[CPTMiller]

So many Malaysian is coming in or already in.
I tried to book a room in the hotel for my business customers end month but none available.
Majority budget hotels fully booked.
They even mentioned it's Malaysian customers occupancy eg 80%.
It's no secret our manpower economy depends on lots of Malaysian transit between JB SIN daily
All this years employers depends on foreigners manpower and it's already fixed so too late to change

 

[syed putra]

The scaremongering never stops.
You don't ever hear about the near zero fatalities everywhere. Its always about new evolving strains or it will return in autumn with a bang!

 

[syed putra]

So many Malaysian is coming in or already in.
I tried to book a room in the hotel for my business customers end month but none available.
Majority budget hotels fully booked.
They even mentioned it's Malaysian customers occupancy eg 80%.
It's no secret our manpower economy depends on lots of Malaysian transit between JB SIN daily
All this years employers depends on foreigners manpower and it's already fixed so too late to change

That is good for the economy of budget hotels. They should open up the borders to international flights immediately.

 

[CPTMiller]

That is good for the economy of budget hotels. They should open up the borders to international flights immediately.

Yes.
Budget hotels is earning big revenue this period.
And they this time don't depend on tourist

 

[Leongsam]

Globally about 5000 are dying daily from Covid-19. The majority are elderly with pre existing conditions. This number is falling rapidly from the peak at the beginning of the year.

However 150,000 are dying every day from other causes.

To put things in perspective tobacco kills up to 8 million people annually yet not a single country has banned cigarettes but instead have banned the population from going out without a face nappy.

Makes you wonder whether humans really are the most intelligent species.

 

[whoami]

Without FTs and Msians, sinkieland will sink.

 

[tobelightlight]

Do you believe in the media? i don't.

It is the media that put dear and anxiety towards people.

 

[Leongsam]

Do you believe in the media? i don't.

It is the media that put dear and anxiety towards people.

I don't believe a word of that report simply because there is absolutely no way of knowing the infection rate without substantial data obtained over a period of time.

 

[laksaboy]

It's a bad sign when this Buddhist retreat sanctuary remains closed.

https://sasanarakkha.org

 

[syed putra]

It's a bad sign when this Buddhist retreat sanctuary remains closed.

https://sasanarakkha.org

Why they name budhist sanctuary after hell( neraka).