scholarly journals COVID-19: Are Malaysians embracing or suffering the new normality?

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinyadarshini Johnson ◽  
Stanley Eng Chee Ren ◽  
Hema Darshinee Johnson ◽  
Vengadesh Letchumanan
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
World Health ◽  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Domino Effect ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Health Organization

The COVID-19 pandemic has inevitably rendered a paradigm shift in peoples’ day-to-day normality. The pandemic has precipitated various reaction and responses from people across the globe especially with the enforcement of preventive measures initiated by their respective government forces. The movement control order (MCO) was one of the drastic measures taken in Malaysia adhering to the guideline released by World Health Organization (WHO) and has been made effective since 18th of March 2020. The execution of MCO in a developing setting like Malaysia certainly impacts its peopleon several fronts, especially those from low-socioeconomic background. It creates a domino effect from an economical to psychological aspects at both societal and individual levels. Subsequently, a conditional MCO (CMCO) has been introduced during midway through Phase 4 of MCO with eased restrictions, particularly considering economic downturn. CMCO is followed by recovery MCO (RMCO) phase. In this article, we aim to share some insights while highlighting the impacts of COVID-19 with an emphasize on the psychosocial aspect, particularly during MCO phases, which has thus imposed a newnormality on Malaysians.

scholarly journals Study of Hearing Impairment in School-Going Children of Ghaziabad

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushil Gaur ◽  
Udita Arora ◽  
Vandana Singh
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Tuning Fork ◽  
World Health ◽  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Hearing Acuity ◽  
Five Senses ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Introduction Hearing is one of the traditional five senses that is also the fastest sense. Inadequate hearing acuity especially during early age has serious effects on the development of a child’s personality. According to World Health Organization, around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss and of these ~34 million are children. Hearing loss in children may occur due to several reasons, but ~60% of childhood hearing loss occurs from preventable causes. An early detection of these conditions plays an important role in reduction in magnitude of this problem. Aims and Objectives The motive of this study is to estimate the prevalence of hearing impairment among school-going children in Ghaziabad on the basis of otological findings and tuning fork tests. Materials and Methods A random sample of 500 school-going children between the ages of 6 to 14 years was selected from children attending ENT OPD in Santosh Hospital, Ghaziabad, over a period of 8 months from July 2019 till February 2020. Results and Conclusion Prevalence rate encountered in this study was 13%, with unilateral hearing loss being more common than bilateral. The commonest cause was found to be cerumen. A higher prevalence was found in children from semiurban and low socioeconomic background. Since the commonest cause is preventable and readily correctable by proper management, early detection can reduce the burden of this disability.

scholarly journals THE REDUCTION OF GREEN HOUSE GASES EGRESSIONS DUE TO COVID-19 AND THE ASCENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION IN MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Infectious Agent ◽  
World Health ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
To Come ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Legal Guidelines ◽  
Renewable Energy Generation

The current global pandemic COVID-19 definitely left a relatively large forceful consequence on humanity's mortality rate and economical records present-day. As reported or stated by the World Health Organization (WHO), the infectious agent gives rise to extreme danger to the wellbeing of a certain prone to death group (elderly people specifically). Nonetheless, there are several dissensions deem to be the cause of the pathogen and its host. The virus has forced most countries to take action by using strict curfew legal guidelines and terminated most operations in industrial and entertainment centres. The objective of this detailed critical inspection is to exhibit the inherent capacity for coming into being effective consequences of the virus towards ecology together with extending inexhaustible free power source technology. Malaysia took measures against COVID-19 by carrying out Movement Control Order (MCO) earlier in March 2020. The enforcement having to do with the MCO implicates a decrease in the contamination percentage, specifically pollution of the atmosphere. The greenhouse gas (GHG) egression, which was once 8 Mt CO2 eq. dated 2020 beginning out of January until March, made less in amount or degree to less than 1 Mt CO2 eq. in April at the same time as May. This decrease in greenhouse gas emissions along with toxic gas permitted an increase of rays of the sun to come through photovoltaic panels, thus improving the infinite free energy technology in Malaysia.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF PUZZLES BASED INTERVENE FOR ADOLESCENTS TO ENHANCE THE KNOWLEDGE ON DEPRESSION MANAGEMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-161
Author(s):  
Neni W Selamat ◽  
Jagathisswary G. ◽  
Anderson A.E. ◽  
Norshafarina S.K. ◽  
Muhammad Afiq Z. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mental Health Issue ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Depression Education

Informative puzzles can provide knowledge to the adolescents effectively as it was current trend nowadays.  According to World Health Organization (WHO), globally it was found that 300 million people of all ages were suffering from depression. Their knowledge about its causes was inaccurate, lacking of understanding about depression and its healing makes this mental health issue remain unnoticed and untreated where they do not seek for any treatment. Therefore, introducing depression education through jigsaw puzzles gain more benefits together enhanced the knowledge and attitude level towards depression. This was a development study focusing on formulating and developing puzzle as an interventional approach to improve knowledge and attitude level on depression. Feasibility and acceptability of the puzzles has face validity by respondents and content validity by experts. The r=.81 which was high consider having high validity. Eight modules of puzzles developed named as (Knowledge, Depression Adolescents [KDA]-Puzzle) which consisted of Module 1 Sign and symptoms, Module 2 Types of depression, Module 3 Causes of depression, Module 4 Risk factors, Module 5 (Pharmacotherapy & medication) Medical treatment A, Module 6 Medical treatment B, Module 7 Alternative treatment and Module 8 Prevention of depression. Respondents and experts commented the puzzles really beneficial for the adolescents to learn and gain knowledge about depression. KDA-Puzzles gained positive feedback from the assessment. Newly develop KDA-Puzzles were feasible and acceptable among adolescents. This puzzles can be alternative game while staying at home during Movement Control Order (MCO) due to pandemic COVID 19, and create awareness towards depression. 

scholarly journals The Effect of Movement Control Order for Various Population Mobility Phases during COVID-19 in Malaysia

COVID ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 590-601
Author(s):  
Kamesh Rajendran ◽  
Nadhar Ahmad ◽  
Sarbhan Singh ◽  
Lai-Chee Heng ◽  
Rohaida Ismail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
World Health ◽  
Population Mobility ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Mobility Data ◽  
Percentage Difference ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Health Organization

Background: COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020. From the beginning of the pandemic, there was no effective pharmaceutical intervention to halt or hold up the spread of this novel disease. Therefore, most countries, including Malaysia, resorted to break the chain of transmission by restricting population mobility through the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO). We aim to determine the population mobility trend across the various phases of the MCO during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia by studying the confirmed COVID-19 cases with the Google mobility data. Methodology: The average mobility percentage changes in Retail and Recreation, Grocery and Pharmacy, Parks, Transit Stations, and Workplaces were the components studied in relation to the various MCO phases and daily COVID-19 confirmed cases. The percentage difference was calculated by subtracting the average percentage changes for each MCO phases from the pre-MCO level. Additionally, the percentage difference was also calculated for inter-MCO phases as well. Results: The average mobility percentage changes reduced most drastically during the MCO phases across all the mobility components as compared to the other phases. The average mobility percentage changes in comparison to the pre-MCO levels across Retail and Recreation, Grocery and Pharmacy, Parks, Transit Stations, and Workplaces was −45.8%, −10.6%, −27.7%, −60%, and −34.3%, respectively. In addition, the average mobility percentage changes increased the most during CMCO as compared to MCO. Discussions: Malaysia implemented multiple measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020, culminating in the execution of the MCO. Though doubts on the effectiveness of the MCO were raised at the early stage of its implementation as mass movements persisted, strict enforcement and improved awareness of the impacts of COVID-19 brought significant improvement in compliance, which has been deemed the main reason behind the decrease in new COVID-19 cases since mid-April of 2020. Conclusion: Based on the downtrends of new and active COVID-19 cases, it can be concluded that the MCO has been effective, provided that compliance to the MCO is maintained. This study could serve to a certain degree to governments and policy makers as a tool to consider the relaxation of the lockdown conditions.

scholarly journals Langkah Pencegahan Pandemik Covid 19 Melalui Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan:Satu Maslahah

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-98
Author(s):  
Irwan Mohd Subri
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
New Type ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Malaysian Government

A new type of Coronavirus known as COVID-19 has invaded the world, including Malaysia. According to the World Health Organization (as of March 31, 2020), COVID-19 has caused the deaths of 36,405 victims. This article attempts to discuss the Movement Control Order that has been enforced by the Malaysian government to curb the COVID-19 epidemic. This article uses the method of document analysis with reference to several books, journals, websites and Youtube. The findings of the study found that the Movement Control Order complies with the maslahah or benefits according to Shariah of Islam in order to protect the health and lives of the public from COVID-19 in Malaysia. Abstrak Sejenis Coronavirus baharu yang dikenali sebagai COVID-19 telah menyerang dunia termasuk di Malaysia. Menurut Pertubuhan Kesihatan dunia (setakat 31 Mac 2020), COVID-19 telah menyebabkan kematian sebanyak 36,405 mangsa. Artikel ini cuba membincangkan mengenai Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan yang telah dikuatkuasakan oleh kerajaan Malaysia bagi membendung wabak COVID-19. Artikel ini menggunakan metode analisis dokumen dengan merujuk kepada beberapa buku, jurnal, laman web dan Youtube. Dapatan kajian mendapati bahawa Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan menepati maslahah atau kebaikan yang dianjurkan oleh Syariat Islam demi menjaga kesihatan dan nyawa masyarakat awam daripada COVID-19 di Malaysia.

scholarly journals Safeguarding the Maintenance Hemodialysis Patient Population during the Coronavirus Disease 19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjorn Meijers ◽  
Piergiorgio Messa ◽  
Claudio Ronco
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Hemodialysis Patient ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
World Health ◽  
Maintenance Hemodialysis ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Social Separation

The World Health Organization has recognized the pandemic nature of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) outbreak. A large proportion of positive patients require hospitalization, while 5–6% of them may need more aggressive therapies in intensive care. Most governments have recommended social separation and severe measures of prevention of further spreading of the epidemic. Because hemodialysis (HD) patients need to access hospital and dialysis center facilities 3 times a week, this category of patients requires special attention. In this editorial, we tried to summarize the experience of our centers that hopefully may contribute to help other centers and colleagues that are facing the coming wave of the epidemic. Special algorithms for COVID-19 spreading in the dialysis population, recommendations for isolation and preventive measures in positive HD patients, and finally directions to manage logistics and personnel are reported. These recommendations should be considered neither universal nor absolute. Instead, they require local adjustments based on geographic location, cultural and social environments, and level of available resources.

scholarly journals A review of studies on the COVID-19 epidemic crisis disease with a preventive approach

Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 717-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Feiz Arefi ◽  
Mohsen Poursadeqiyan
Keyword(s):  
Social Distance ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
World Health ◽  
Definitive Treatment ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Preventive Vaccine ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Presence Of People

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 is a highly contagious acute respiratory syndrome and has been declared a pandemic in more than 209 countries worldwide. At the time of writing, no preventive vaccine has been developed and tested in the community. This study was conducted to review studies aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus worldwide. METHODS: This study was a review of the evidence-based literature and was conducted by searching databases, including Google Scholar, PubMed, and ScienceDirect, until April 2020. The search was performed based on keywords including “coronavirus”, “COVID-19”, and “prevention”. The list of references in the final studies has also been re-reviewed to find articles that might not have been obtained through the search. The guidelines published by trustworthy organizations such as the World Health Organization and Center for Disease Control have been used in this study. CONCLUSION: So far, no vaccine or definitive treatment for COVID-19 has been invented, and the disease has become a pandemic. Therefore, observation of hand hygiene, disinfection of high-touch surfaces, observation of social distance, and lack of presence in public places are recommended as preventive measures. Moreover, to control the situation and to reduce the incidence of the virus, some of the measures taken by the decision-making bodies and the guidelines of the deterrent institutions to strengthen telecommuting of employees and reduce the presence of people in the community and prevent unnecessary activities, are very important.

scholarly journals Strategies for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Sapkota ◽  
Ganesh Dangal ◽  
Madhu Koirala ◽  
Kalyan Sapkota ◽  
Asmita Poudel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Large Population ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Community Transmission ◽  
The Government ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
And Control

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus, is currently affecting a large population across the globe. World health organization (WHO) has already declared COVID-19, a pandemic, and the world is fighting to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Nepal has taken several preventive measures to control the coronavirus outbreak. However, some additional steps are needed to prevent community transmission of the disease. This brief communication discusses the government of Nepal actions and provides recommendations for the prevention and control of COVID-19 infection in Nepal.

Fighting the SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic with Soap

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narendra Kumar Chaudhary ◽  
Nabina Chaudhary ◽  
Manis Dahal ◽  
Biswash Guragain ◽  
Sumie Rai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
World Health ◽  
Potential Effectiveness ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Unique Chemical

Today, the entire globe is struggling to deal with the greatest pandemic of the century, COVID-19. With no clinically approved treatments available, we are left with no options other than following the preventive measures issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). Among many others, hand washing with soap and water has been emphasized the most because it is cost-effective and easily accessible to the general public. Various studies have reported that soaps offer unique chemical properties that can disinfect the virus as a whole. However, there is still ambiguity in the general public about whether soaps can really shield us from this highly contagious disease. In an attempt to help eliminate the ambiguity, we analyzed the mechanisms underlying the efficacy of soap and its prospect for preventing the spread of COVID-19. In this paper, we have provided an overview of the history and characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), the detailed mechanisms of the deactivation of viruses by soaps, and the potential effectiveness of soap in eliminating coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2.

scholarly journals Visual Data Analysis and Simulation Prediction for COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia Using SEIR Prediction Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (08) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Shakir Khan
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
World Health ◽  
Seir Model ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the COVID-19 epidemic a global health emergency on January 30 and confirmed its transformation into a pandemic on March 11. China has been the hardest hit since the virus's outbreak, which may date back to late November. Saudi Arabia realized the danger of the Coronavirus in March 2020, took the initiative to take a set of pre-emptive decisions that preceded many countries of the world, and worked to harness all capabilities to confront the outbreak of the epidemic. Several researchers are currently using various mathematical and machine learning-based prediction models to estimate this pandemic's future trend. In this work, the SEIR model was applied to predict the epidemic situation in Saudi Arabia and evaluate the effectiveness of some epidemic control measures, and finally, providing some advice on preventive measures.</p>

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