Kamis, 23 April 2020

Pompeo says China may have known of coronavirus in November - CNA

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo charged on Thursday (Apr 23) that China may have known of the new coronavirus as early as November, renewing accusations that Beijing has not been transparent.

"You'll recall that the first cases of this were known by the Chinese government maybe as early as November, but certainly by mid-December," Pompeo said in an interview.

"They were slow to identify this for anyone in the world, including the World Health Organization," he told conservative radio host Larry O'Connor.

Pompeo said the United States still wanted more information from China including the original sample of the SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in the metropolis of Wuhan.

"This issue of transparency is important not only as a historical matter to understand what happened back in November and December and January, but it's important even today," Pompeo said.

"This is still impacting lots of lives here in the United States and, frankly, around the world."

China at first closely guarded information of the virus and detained whistleblowers. The first official acknowledgement of what became a global pandemic came on Dec 31 when authorities in Wuhan reported mysterious cases of pneumonia.

Michael Ryan, emergencies director at the World Health Organization, said the UN body first spoke of an event in Wuhan on Jan 4 via Twitter and provided "detailed information" the following day to all member countries.

President Donald Trump's administration has harshly criticised both China and the WHO, blaming them for not stopping the illness that has killed more than 180,000 people worldwide.

READ: Trump warns China could face 'consequences' over COVID-19 pandemic

Critics say that Trump is seeking to deflect from his own handling of the coronavirus, which he claimed to have "totally under control" in January but has since killed nearly 50,000 people in the United States - more than any other country.

Pompeo has previously not ruled out that the virus originated in a virology laboratory in Wuhan and has demanded international access to it.

READ: Trump says US investigating if COVID-19 came from Wuhan lab

China has dismissed the theory. Its scientists say that the virus probably was transmitted to humans at a meat market in Wuhan that butchered exotic animals.

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2020-04-23 23:26:56Z
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China donates another US$30 million to WHO after US funding halt - South China Morning Post

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  1. China donates another US$30 million to WHO after US funding halt  South China Morning Post
  2. China to give WHO US$30 million more after US freezes funds  CNA
  3. Coronavirus: US believes China failed to disclose outbreak to WHO in timely manner, says Pompeo  AsiaOne
  4. China to give WHO US$30m more after US freezes funds for coronavirus fight  The Straits Times
  5. China reports 10 new COVID-19 cases amid concerns over accuracy of tests  CNA
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2020-04-23 18:12:38Z
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Civil servant arrested under Official Secrets Act over leak of COVID-19 case numbers - CNA

SINGAPORE: A civil servant has been arrested for allegedly leaking COVID-19 case figures before they were officially released, according to a police news release on Thursday (Apr 23).

The 35-year-old Singaporean woman was arrested for wrongful communication of information under the Official Secrets Act and unauthorised access to computer materials under the Computer Misuse Act.

READ:  COVID-19 infections in Singapore top 11,000, with 1,037 new cases

She is also accused of accessing a Government COVID-19 database without authorisation to retrieve confidential records of a person who had tested positive for COVID-19, and giving the information to a friend, said the police.

On Apr 16 at about 7.40pm, the police received a report from a member of the public that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases for that day had been published on an Instagram story post, even though the Ministry of Health (MOH) had not officially released the figures yet.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the woman, who is an authorised recipient of classified information on COVID-19, had shared the figures with members of a private WeChat group, said the police.

"Members in the WeChat group, who were not authorised to receive the classified information, further disseminated the information before MOH officially released the information," they said.

Further investigations found that the woman had previously shared daily COVID-19 case figures with the group before the figures were officially released on several other occasions.

If convicted of wrongful communication of information under the Official Secrets Act, the woman could be fined up to S$2,000 and jailed for up to two years.

Unauthorised recipients should not further circulate the confidential information received, as they may be similarly liable under the Official Secrets Act, warned the police.

If the woman is convicted of unauthorised access to computer materials under the Computer Misuse Act, she could be fined up to S$5,000 and jailed for up to two years.

The incident comes after another public servant and her husband were arrested earlier this month for allegedly circulating a draft of a joint media statement announcing that schools were moving into full home-based learning.

As of Thursday, Singapore has confirmed 11,178 cases of COVID-19. Twelve people have died from complications related to the disease in the country.

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2020-04-23 15:32:32Z
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Coronavirus: Malaysia extends movement curbs by two weeks to May 12 - The Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Thursday (April 23) that he is extending the country's stay-at-home order by another two weeks, to May 12.

This is the third extension of the movement control order (MCO), which had been scheduled to end on Tuesday (April 28).

Malaysia first imposed the MCO on March 18 to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

The Prime Minister said that although new Covid-19 cases is lower today than at the start of the movement curbs, the government has not brought the pandemic under control.

The MCO enters its 37th day on Thursday, which is the eve of the start of the Muslim fasting month, or Ramadan.

He said in an announcement broadcast live on television and on social media platforms that the curbs could be extended further, or the country re-opened in phases, depending on the Covid-19 data from the country's Health Ministry.

The first two-week phase of the MCO was between March 18 and 31. The second phase was between April 1 to 14, also for two weeks.

During the partial lockdown, Malaysians could only leave their homes to buy groceries, medicine or food, with the police and army setting up roadblocks in many areas across the country.

Only essential workers, ranging from healthcare employees to the police as well as the army along with supermarket and restaurant staff, are permitted to leave their homes daily.

Restaurants can do only takeaways and most businesses, except essential services, were shut.

Malaysia on Thursday reported 71 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the cumulative total to 5,603.

The double-digit figure continues a week of such daily numbers of new cases - an improvement from the triple-digit numbers recorded in the initial days of the MCO.

There were two more deaths, bringing the number of fatalities to 95.

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2020-04-23 14:11:08Z
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Coronavirus: Malaysia extends movement curbs by two weeks to May 12 - The Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Thursday (April 23) that he is extending the country's stay-at-home order by another two weeks, to May 12.

This is the third extension of the movement control order (MCO), which had been scheduled to end on Tuesday (April 28).

Malaysia first imposed the MCO on March 18 to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

The Prime Minister said that although new Covid-19 cases is lower today than at the start of the movement curbs, the government has not brought the pandemic under control.

The MCO enters its 37th day on Thursday, which is the eve of the start of the Muslim fasting month, or Ramadan.

He said in an announcement broadcast live on television and on social media platforms that the curbs could be extended further, or the country re-opened in phases, depending on the Covid-19 data from the country's Health Ministry.

The first two-week phase of the MCO was between March 18 and 31. The second phase was between April 1 to 14, also for two weeks.

During the partial lockdown, Malaysians could only leave their homes to buy groceries, medicine or food, with the police and army setting up roadblocks in many areas across the country.

Only essential workers, ranging from healthcare employees to the police as well as the army along with supermarket and restaurant staff, are permitted to leave their homes daily.

Restaurants can do only takeaways and most businesses, except essential services, were shut.

Malaysia on Thursday reported 71 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the cumulative total to 5,603.

The double-digit figure continues a week of such daily numbers of new cases - an improvement from the triple-digit numbers recorded in the initial days of the MCO.

There were two more deaths, bringing the number of fatalities to 95.

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2020-04-23 14:04:42Z
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Coronavirus: PM Muhyiddin extends Malaysia's movement curbs by two weeks to May 12 - The Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Thursday (April 23) that he is extending the country's stay-at-home order by another two weeks, to May 12.

The third phase of the movement control order (MCO) was to end on Tuesday (April 28).

Malaysia first imposed the MCO on March 18.

He said although new Covid-19 cases is lower today that at the start of the movement curbs, the government still has not brought the pandemic under control.

The MCO is on Thursday into its 37th day, with the Muslim fasting month starting on Friday (April 24).

He said in an announcement broadcast live on television and on social media platforms that the curbs could be extended further, or the country re-opened in phases, depending on data on Covid-19 that will be supplied by the Health Ministry.

The first phase of the MCO, for two weeks, was between March 18 and 31. The second phase was between April 1 to 14, also for two weeks.

During the partial lockdown, Malaysians could only leave their homes to buy groceries, medicine or food, with police and the army setting up roadblocks in many areas across the countryOnly essential workers from healthcare workers to police, the army along with supermarket and restaurant staff are allowed to leave their homes daily. to restrict movements.

Restaurants can only do takeaways and most businesses except essential services were shut.

Malaysia on Thursday reported 71 new cases of Covid-19 to bring the cumulative total to 5,603.

The double digit figure reported capped a week of double digit new cases, an improvement over triple digits recorded in the early days of the MCO.

There were two more deaths to bring the fatality rate to 95.

Malaysia on Thursday also discharged 90 more patients during the same 24-hour span, meaning there are only 1,966 active cases being treated at the country's health facilities at present. So far, 3,542 patients have recovered from Covid-19 in Malaysia since the outbreak began.

Malaysia's Covid-19 recovery rate is now at 63.2 per cent out of the total number of positive cases.

There are currently 42 patients being treated at intensive care units - one fewer than the day before. Out of the total, 21 are on ventilator support.

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2020-04-23 12:49:26Z
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COVID-19 infections in Singapore top 11000, with 1037 new cases - CNA

SINGAPORE: Singapore confirmed 1,037 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Thursday (Apr 23), taking the national total to 11,178. 

This is the fourth day in a row that Singapore has reported a daily increase of more than 1,000 cases.  

The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures.

Twenty-one of the new cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents. 

"We are still working through the details of the cases, and further updates will be shared via the MOH press release that will be issued tonight," the ministry added. 

Twelve people in Singapore have died due to COVID-19. The latest fatality was announced on Wednesday night - an 84-year-old Singaporean woman identified as Case 1071.

MORE DORMITORIES GAZETTED AS ISOLATION AREAS

Singapore has seen an increase in the number of cases among work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories in the last two weeks. 

So far, a total of 21 foreign worker dormitories have been gazetted as isolation areas.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday announced that Singapore will extend its COVID-19 "circuit breaker" period by four weeks until Jun 1. 

Addressing the spike in COVID-19 cases in dormitories, Mr Lee said the Government will increase medical resources there and deploy more medical personnel to ensure workers with flu symptoms get "appropriate and timely" medical treatment.

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2020-04-23 07:29:44Z
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