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KOMPAS.com – Authorities Malaysia warned of a new wave of coronavirus after two consecutive days of reporting the highest cases of infection since early June 2020.
The report came after the general election ( Election) in Malaysia’s second largest state, Sabah.
On Friday (2/10/2020), Malaysia reported 287 new cases, higher than the previous day, Thursday (1/10/2020) with 260 cases.
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Quoted from Reuters, Thursday (1/10/2020), Director General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah said the increase in cases could be seen as the start of a new wave.
He urged the public to continue to pay attention to health protocols by keeping their distance and not leaving the house unless necessary.
So far, Malaysia has reported 11,771 cases of infection with 136 deaths and 10,095 patients declared cured.
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A spike in new cases
This surge in new cases is said to be closely related to the movement of thousands of people returning home Sabah to participate in election on Saturday (26/9/2020).
Quoted from Straits Times, Friday (2/10/2020), several politicians who have visited and campaigned in Sabah were also confirmed positive for Covid-19.
Netizens have also criticized politicians for not practicing social distancing when campaigning.
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Travel-related cases to the state have been reported in 13 Malaysian states this week.
In the past week, Malaysia has consistently recorded three-digit daily cases.
Since voting day, the authorities have announced measures to contain the rate of infection by making Covid-19 tests mandatory for all people returning from Sabah.
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Prohibition of travel
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Sabah will also face a 14-day lockdown and ban travel between 27 districts starting Friday (2/10/2020) evening.
On the same day, tagar #clustermenter It also trended on Twitter following reports of cabinet ministers and senior politicians who did not practice independent caratina upon their return from Sabah.
Among those who received criticism was Tuan Azman Nasrudin, a member of the state executive council in Kedah who is a member of the United Party, paratai from Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
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He tested positive for the corona virus with his wife who is a school teacher. As a result, all students in his school had to undergo a swab test.
The head of Barisan Nasional (BN), the largest faction in the ruling federal government, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi apologized for the spike in new cases and admitted that it was directly caused by the elections in Sabah.
The election follows an attempt to take over the state government in a defection in late July 2020.
This led to the dissolution of the state assembly.
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