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Editor, Senior Moderator
Osong Public Health Res Perspect
. 2020 Jun;11(3):93-100.
doi: 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.3.08.
COVID-19 Outbreak in Malaysia
Asita Elengoe[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
In 2020 a significant threat to public health emerged. The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic outbreak emerged in December 2019 from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and spread to the rest of the world. This disease was named COVID-19 by World Health Organization. To date (17[SUP]th[/SUP] April 2020) a total of 2,230,439 cases of COVID-19; 150,810 cases of deaths and 564,210 recovered cases have been reported worldwide. In this review the SARS-CoV-2 morphology, pathogenic mechanism, similarities and differences between SARS-CoV and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and severe acute respiratory syndrome, transmission mode, diagnosis, treatment, and preventive measures were investigated. The outbreak of COVID-19 from a Malaysian perspective was explored and mental health care during the COVID-19 outbreak was explored. To date, there is no vaccine or no specific treatment for COVID-19. Therefore, preventive measures are very important to prevent and control the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Preparedness should be a priority for future pandemic outbreaks.
Keywords: COVID-19; Malaysia; SARS-CoV-2.
Copyright ?2020, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
. 2020 Jun;11(3):93-100.
doi: 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.3.08.
COVID-19 Outbreak in Malaysia
Asita Elengoe[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32494567
- PMCID: PMC7258884
- DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.3.08
Abstract
In 2020 a significant threat to public health emerged. The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic outbreak emerged in December 2019 from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and spread to the rest of the world. This disease was named COVID-19 by World Health Organization. To date (17[SUP]th[/SUP] April 2020) a total of 2,230,439 cases of COVID-19; 150,810 cases of deaths and 564,210 recovered cases have been reported worldwide. In this review the SARS-CoV-2 morphology, pathogenic mechanism, similarities and differences between SARS-CoV and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and severe acute respiratory syndrome, transmission mode, diagnosis, treatment, and preventive measures were investigated. The outbreak of COVID-19 from a Malaysian perspective was explored and mental health care during the COVID-19 outbreak was explored. To date, there is no vaccine or no specific treatment for COVID-19. Therefore, preventive measures are very important to prevent and control the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Preparedness should be a priority for future pandemic outbreaks.
Keywords: COVID-19; Malaysia; SARS-CoV-2.
Copyright ?2020, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.