Quote:Malaysia has confirmed 41 new coronavirus today. All of the cases are connected to a religious event which occurred on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur and was attended by around 10,000 people. This brings the total number of cases in Malaysia to 238, 81 of which were linked to the same event held at a mosque between February 27 and March 1.Coronavirus latest updates: WHO questions UK response, Apple closes all non-China stores | World news | The Guardian
In Brunei, 38 of the total 40 coronavirus cases in the country had been linked to the religious gathering, as of Saturday. A total of 85 Bruneians were present at the the gathering, 18 of whom went on to test positive. The remainder of the 38 are their immediate family members, friends or co-workers, the health ministry said.
Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, will shut schools and organise remote teaching for a minimum of two weeks in an attempt to halt the spread of coronavirus. The announcement was made today by Jakarta’s governor, following reports of 27 more cases, bringing the total to 96. The number of deaths increased to five.
Rio de Janeiro is starting to go into shutdown mode because of the coronavirus crisis, which looks set to worsen in Brazil in the coming days
- Cases in the tropics, warm weather doesn't seem to make much difference
- Religious gatherings are risky (as we know from South Korea already)