On March 18, a travel inspection in Malaysia took effect. Accordingly, the order prohibits Malaysian citizens from traveling abroad and closes all businesses except for food and daily necessity stores to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. After the ban took effect, Malaysia's streets became deserted, as seen at the twin towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) on March 18.
In addition, the order also requires suspended activities and large gatherings across the country. In particular, religious activities at Hoi giao were all stopped. The image recorded at the National Church of Islam in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), which attracted a large number of followers, is now no longer crowded with people.
Philippine President Rodrigo Trump has ordered nearly 55 million people on the island of Luzon, including the capital Manila, to stay home for a month. Accordingly, the Luzon blockade, effective from March 17, does not allow people to go to work or use public transport. In the photo, the police force measured the temperature at a control station in Quezon City (Philippines).
At the same time, large gatherings are also banned, suspending most government work and classes continuing to be temporarily off on the island of Luzon. In the photo, a series of taxis are parked in Quezon City, Philippines on March 17, as soon as the order comes into effect.
In Korea, the government continues to strengthen measures to limit the spread of the epidemic. In the photo, a staff member sprayed disinfectants at a local market in Seoul (Korea) on March 18.
Similarly, the Singapore government has introduced more drastic measures such as strengthening measures to reduce contact in workplaces and public places, controlling isolation of patients and those in contact with patients... Citing The New York Times, Ms. Vernon Lee, director of the infectious diseases department at the Singapore Ministry of Health, said: "We want to be one step ahead of the virus. If you chase after viruses, you will always be behind. Image recording the work of checking the body temperature to prevent COVID-19 infection outside a sao nam shopping center in Singapore on March 17.
In protective gear, staff of the Disaster mitigation Agency sprayed disinfectants at a church in Surabaya ( Java, Indonesia) on March 18.
In the photo, staff are preparing to spray disinfect the Prambanan temple area in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, many countries in Asia have taken proactive measures to search, isolate, and isolate infected and suspected infections in the community. Solutions to temporarily suspend entry and exit, tighten security at border gates, close border areas... are being strictly applied. In China and South Korea, two countries where the epidemic was still complicated more than a month ago, now the increase in new cases and deaths has decreased, the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is well controlled. Image of employees in protective gear performing disinfection duties at a building in Daegu (Korea).
