MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated

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Health Ministry rules out return of MCO as Covid-19 cases rise, TRIIS reinstated

MalayMail-Dec 18

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has today ruled out any return of lockdowns such as the movement control order (MCO) after an increase of 62.2 per cent in Covid-19 cases last week. However, its minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said the ministry will reinstate the Test, Report, Isolate, Inform, Seek (TRIIS) framework to prevent any outbreak. “Malaysia is currently facing a sudden increase in Covid-19 cases,” he told reporters here. “The Ministry of Health hopes that this situation can be dealt with without having to repeat restrictions such as the MCO that occurred at the beginning of the pandemic.” Dzulkefly said despite the reported increase in cases, the current situation in Malaysia is still under control and is not burdening existing health facilities. “We are ready for any eventuality but nothing to be alarmed,” he said.

“MoH will continue to monitor the situation of Covid-19 and related variants within and outside the country.” In order to deal with the current surge in cases, Dzulkefly said the MoH has strengthened its Covid-19 management plan through five main strategies. The five strategies are early detection of Covid-19 cases and their variants, empowering communities through TRIIS practices, health facility monitoring, management and control of Covid-19 cases especially to protect high-risk groups, empowering communities through effective risk communication, and digitization of the health system in pandemic management through the MySejahtera application.

The ministry also advised the public to always practice preventive measures such as avoiding the “3S” (crowded places, confined spaces, and close conversations), and practising the “3W” — regularly washing hands with soap and water (wash), wearing a face mask in public places or if symptomatic (wear), and heeding warnings. Malaysia recorded a total of 20,696 new Covid-19 cases last week, with 28 deaths. Read more at: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/12/18/health-ministry-rules-out-return-of-mco-as-covid-19-cases-rise-triis-reinstated/108165

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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

MALAYSIA: Health Ministry Rules out Return of MCO as Covid-19 Cases Rise, TRIIS reinstated

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