Thread by @drmusanordin

University of Oxford tracks govt responses in handling the crisis-OxCGRT (Oxford COVID19 Government Response Tracker)
OxCGRT generates a stringency index and rank countries.
OxCGRT studies measures such as movement restrictions, contact tracing and testing policy @DrDzul

Malaysia high up in the scale with an index of 85.7/100
Improvements required in:
1. ramping up tests
2. formulating a more effective contact tracing (CT)
CT is important when govt begins to consider easing #MCO in order to avoid a second outbreak @DrDzul @boosulyn @codebluenews

Most comparator countries have completed three wks of #lockdown
Most are seeing a drop in the exponential growth of total confirmed cases
Before #MCO, Malaysia’s doubling time of the no. total cases was 4 days.
After three weeks MCO it is 2 weeks

The trend in no of new cases in M’sia still inconclusive.
No clear sign yet of its trajectory-declining/worsening
About 165 new cases mark for past 2wks.
Hopefully ongoing MCO will decrease no. of new cases b4 easing of MCO can be considered @DrDzul @boosulyn @codebluenews

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