How Covid-19 Exploded in Malaysia with the Tabligh Event 關鍵時刻

How Covid-19 Exploded in Malaysia with the Tablighi Jamaat Event. Discussion from Taiwan News Forum 關鍵時刻 (Video in Chinese)

Factors for the explosion in cases:

1.Slow response from the government.
2. Lockdown announcement on 16.03.20 for lockdown from 18.03.20 to 31.03.20.
3. On 17.03.20 Port Dickson, 1,500 people gather for a fishing competition despite announcement of the lockdown one day earlier.

The Tablighi Cluster

On Feb 27 to Mar 3, some 14,500 Malaysians and 1,500 others are believed to have attended a tablighi Jamaat event held at Masjid Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.

On Mar 9, Brunei announced its first case, a man who attended this tablighi Jamaat event. Since then, it is a race against time to trace and test all who attended.

Malaysia Death Cases

Malaysia death cases ( updated on 21.03.20 )
Undeniably the Tabligh Jamaat Event was a most serious cluster that resulted in 88% of the death cases as updated on 21.03.20

1st 60-year-old - priest
2nd 34-year-old - Attended Tabligh Event
3rd 58-year-old - Attended Tabligh Event
4th 50-year-old - Attended Tabligh Event
5th 79-year-old - Attended Tabligh Event
6th 40-year-old - (daughter of 5th)
7th 57-year-old - Attended Tabligh Event
8th 69-year-old - Attended Tabligh Event