The impact of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pandemic movement control order (MCO) on dengue cases in Peninsular Malaysia

Mohd Hafiz Rahim,Nazri Che Dom,Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail,Zamzaliza Abd Mulud,Samsuri Abdullah,Biswajeet Pradhan

doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100222

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100222

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Abstract

This study has highlighted the trend of recently-reported dengue cases after the implementation of the Movement Control Orders (MCOs) caused due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. The researchers used the dengue surveillance data published by the Malaysian Ministry of Health during the 3 phases of MCO (which ranged between 17th March 2020 and 28th April 2020) was used for determining the cumulative number of dengue patients. Thereafter, the dengue cases were mapped using the Geographical Information System (GIS). The results indicated that during the 42 days of MCO in Peninsular Malaysia, 11,242 total cases of dengue were reported. The daily trend of the dengue cases showed a decrease from 7268 cases that occurred before the MCOs to 4662 dengue cases that occurred during the initial 14 days of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., MCO I), to 3075 cases occurring during the MCO II and 3505 dengue cases noted during MCO III. The central peninsular region showed a maximal decrease in new dengue cases (52.62%), followed by the northern peninsular region (1.89%); eastern coastal region (1.25%) and the southern peninsular region (1.14%) during the initial MCO implementation. However, an increase in the new dengue cases was noted during the MCO III period, wherein all states showed an increase in the new dengue cases as compared during MCO II. The decrease in the pattern was not solely based on the MCO, hence, further investigation is necessary after considering different influencing factors. These results have important implication for future large-scale risk assessment, planning and hazard mitigation on dengue management.

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The coronavirus disease, 2019 (COVID-19) originates from a novelCoV, which has a 79% genome sequence similarity, with the coronavirus that triggers the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV).Initially known as 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) [12], it was eventually renamed SARS-CoV-2 [16]
The daily trend of the dengue cases showed a decrease from 7268 cases that occurred before the Movement Control Orders (MCOs) to 4662 dengue cases that occurred during the initial 14 days of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., MCO I), to 3075 cases occurring during the MCO II and 3505 dengue cases noted during MCO III
The daily trend of COVID-19 case shows a decrease pattern from 146 cases that recorded in MCO I to 135 cases that occurred during the initial 14 days of COVID-19 pandemic (MCO II), to 48 occurring during the MCO III

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Introduction

The coronavirus disease, 2019 (COVID-19) originates from a novelCoV, which has a 79% genome sequence similarity, with the coronavirus that triggers the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV).Initially known as 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) [12], it was eventually renamed SARS-CoV-2 [16]. The coronavirus disease, 2019 (COVID-19) originates from a novel. CoV, which has a 79% genome sequence similarity, with the coronavirus that triggers the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV). Known as 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) [12], it was eventually renamed SARS-CoV-2 [16]. The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic flared up in Wuhan, in the Hubei Province of the People’s Republic of China, towards the close of 2019 [13]. In response to the global threat posed by this outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) proclaimed. COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). From the People’s Republic of China, the tentacles of COVID-19. Received 11 October 2020; Received in revised form 16 January 2021; Accepted 25 January 2021. (Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak), (ii) East Coast Region (Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang), (iii) Central Region (Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya) (iv) West region (Negeri Sembilan & Malacca) and (v) Southern Region (i.e. Johor).

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