Non-Conformity to Social Distancing Rules Give Rise to Various COVID-19 Clusters in Malaysia
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) can be transmitted via contact with affected individuals and social distancing is widely practiced as a public preventive measure to contain the disease. Social distancing implementation includes maintaining at least one-meter distance between every individual, avoi...
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| author | Che Ghazali Norul Hajar Sabreena Safuan Nor Fazila Che Mat Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab Siddhartha Pati Bryan Raveen Nelson Hisham Atan Edinur |
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| description | Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) can be transmitted via contact with affected individuals and social distancing is widely practiced as a public preventive measure to contain the disease. Social distancing implementation includes maintaining at least one-meter distance between every individual, avoiding mass gatherings and staying out of crowded places. To ensure successful implementation of social distancing, many countries including Malaysia have opted for Movement Control Order (MCO). Under MCO, mass assembly of cultural, religious, and social events are prohibited, education institutions, government, and public premises are closed and there are strict restrictions on leaving and entering the country. Here, we report on several clusters of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia that emerged due to non-conformity toward social distancing. Our report thus provides information for policy makers for designing a better pandemic response plan in the country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36aa53ee2b9f47f2819aeb5854e3b85a2023-11-18T11:51:56ZengMDPI AGMedical Sciences Forum2673-99922021-01-0141310.3390/ECERPH-3-08990Non-Conformity to Social Distancing Rules Give Rise to Various COVID-19 Clusters in MalaysiaChe Ghazali Norul Hajar0Sabreena Safuan1Nor Fazila Che Mat2Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab3Siddhartha Pati4Bryan Raveen Nelson5Hisham Atan Edinur6School of Health Sciences, Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, MalaysiaSchool of Health Sciences, Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, MalaysiaSchool of Health Sciences, Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, MalaysiaSchool of Health Sciences, Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, MalaysiaCentre of Excellence, Khallikote University, Berhampur 761008, IndiaInstitute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu 21030, MalaysiaSchool of Health Sciences, Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, MalaysiaCoronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) can be transmitted via contact with affected individuals and social distancing is widely practiced as a public preventive measure to contain the disease. Social distancing implementation includes maintaining at least one-meter distance between every individual, avoiding mass gatherings and staying out of crowded places. To ensure successful implementation of social distancing, many countries including Malaysia have opted for Movement Control Order (MCO). Under MCO, mass assembly of cultural, religious, and social events are prohibited, education institutions, government, and public premises are closed and there are strict restrictions on leaving and entering the country. Here, we report on several clusters of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia that emerged due to non-conformity toward social distancing. Our report thus provides information for policy makers for designing a better pandemic response plan in the country.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9992/4/1/3COVID-19 clustersmovement control ordersocial-distancingCOVID-19 spreaddisease prevention |
| spellingShingle | Che Ghazali Norul Hajar Sabreena Safuan Nor Fazila Che Mat Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab Siddhartha Pati Bryan Raveen Nelson Hisham Atan Edinur Non-Conformity to Social Distancing Rules Give Rise to Various COVID-19 Clusters in Malaysia Medical Sciences Forum COVID-19 clusters movement control order social-distancing COVID-19 spread disease prevention |
| title | Non-Conformity to Social Distancing Rules Give Rise to Various COVID-19 Clusters in Malaysia |
| title_full | Non-Conformity to Social Distancing Rules Give Rise to Various COVID-19 Clusters in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Non-Conformity to Social Distancing Rules Give Rise to Various COVID-19 Clusters in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-Conformity to Social Distancing Rules Give Rise to Various COVID-19 Clusters in Malaysia |
| title_short | Non-Conformity to Social Distancing Rules Give Rise to Various COVID-19 Clusters in Malaysia |
| title_sort | non conformity to social distancing rules give rise to various covid 19 clusters in malaysia |
| topic | COVID-19 clusters movement control order social-distancing COVID-19 spread disease prevention |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9992/4/1/3 |
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