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SEOUL: South Korea on Saturday (May 2) only reported six new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus), continuing a streak of daily increases of less than 100 for a month, as infections continue to decline in the city more Daegu affected.
South Korea has confirmed 10,780 confirmed cases, including 250 deaths.
At least 1,081 cases have been linked to international arrivals, but have also declined in recent weeks as the government strengthens border controls, such as applying 14-day quarantines to all passengers abroad.
Meanwhile, China, where the country’s pandemic began in December, reported a new infection and no deaths within 24 hours until midnight on Friday.
The country has reported a total of 82,875 confirmed cases and 4,633 deaths.
The National Health Commission reported that 43 people were released from hospitals on Friday after being declared recovered, bringing the total to 77,685. There were a total of 557 people still hospitalized on the continent.
In Southeast Asia, a Malaysian government minister defended massive government arrests of immigrants without valid documents at critical points of the coronavirus.
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri said 586 immigrants were detained on Friday in various locked buildings in Kuala Lumpur. He said they all tested negative for the virus and were sent to detention camps for violating immigration laws.
Human rights groups have criticized the government for breaking its promise not to take action against migrants leaving for virus detection.
Ismail rejected the criticism on Saturday, saying authorities were acting within the law. Malaysia has confirmed 6,176 cases of the virus, including 103 deaths. – AP
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