Cara negara kita mengendalikan situasi penularan COVID-19 mendapat pujian seorang warga Amerika Syarikat (AS).
Jason Hassenstab berkata, biarpun Malaysia bukan negara dunia pertama, namun cara kerajaan menguruskan krisis tidak mengetepikan penduduk pedalaman.
“Kami baru pulang daripada pengembaraan luar biasa di Malaysia. Saya takkan bosankan kalian dengan (kisah) kelewatan perjalanan, tapi dua hari setengah kemudian kami pulang ke rumah dan sihat seperti kini.
We just returned from an incredible, but poorly timed trip to Malaysia. I won't bore you with the travel delay disasters, but 2.5 days later we are home and all are healthy as of now. We are completely physically and emotionally exhausted. #flattenthecurve #epitwitter 1/12
— Jason Hassenstab (@neuroplebeian) March 22, 2020
Menurut Jason, dia dapat melihat perbezaan antara Malaysia dengan AS.
“Di Malaysia, kami pergi ke empat bandar termasuk Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Lahad Datu dan Sandakan. Saya tak letakkan Malaysia sebagai negara dunia pertama melihat kepada tahap kemiskinan di sini.”
Some stark contrasts I noticed between Malaysia and the US. In Malaysia, we went to 4 cities including Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabulu, Lahad Datu, and Sandakan. I don’t consider Malaysia to be a 1st world country and given the levels of poverty we saw I think that’s right. 2/12
— Jason Hassenstab (@neuroplebeian) March 22, 2020
Mesej kesedaran hingga ke ceruk pedalaman
“Walaubagaimanapun, bukti penguatkuasaan Malaysia terhadap COVID-19 berada di mana-mana termasuk di pedalaman hutan hujan di mana kami tinggal.
“Syarikat telekomunikasi menghantar mesej mengenai penjarakan sosial (social distancing) setiap hari.”
However, Malaysia’s COVID-19 enforcement was evident everywhere, even in the remote rainforest where we were staying. Mobile carriers sent a message about social distancing every day. The carrier ID at the top of my phone that normally says Sprint said “Stay Home” instead. 3/12
— Jason Hassenstab (@neuroplebeian) March 22, 2020
Tambahnya, pengawal keselamatan untuk memastikan penjarakan sosial turut ditempatkan di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur.
“Sepanduk maklumat dengan panduan bertulis dan bergambar berada dimana-mana, dicetak oleh Kementerian Kesihatan mereka.
“Kerusi di lapangan terbang ini dilekat dengan pita supaya ada (selang) kerusi kosong di setiap kerusi yang dibuka (untuk diduduki),” tulisnya lagi.
In Kuala Lumpur airport, they had security guards enforcing distancing. Information banners with written and visual guidance were everywhere printed by their ministry of health. The seats in the airport were taped off so that there was an empty seat between each open one. 4/12 pic.twitter.com/IyKnuNuvd9
— Jason Hassenstab (@neuroplebeian) March 22, 2020
“Semua pekerja lapangan terbang memakai topeng, pembasmi kuman berada di setiap kaunter, mesin daftar tunai dan stesen.
“Kerajaan mereka mempunyai mesej yang konsisten; duduk di rumah, jaga jarak dan bersihkan tangan.
“Dan seluruh negara patuh dengannya.”
All airport employees were wearing masks, hand sanitizer was at virtually every counter, cash register, and at stations posted everywhere. Their gov’t has a totally consistent message: stay home, keep your distance, clean your hands. AND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS DOING IT. 5/12
— Jason Hassenstab (@neuroplebeian) March 22, 2020
Berbeza dengan AS
Sebaliknya menurut Jason, di salah satu lapangan terbang paling sibuk di dunia, Atlanta, AS, hanya sekitar 5 peratus petugas imigresen dan kastam yang memakai penutup muka atau sarung tangan.
“Tiada pembasmi kuman melainkan beberapa tandas. Kedai dibuka dan berniaga seperti biasa. Orang ramai bersesak-sesak tanpa menjaga jarak,” katanya.
In contrast, at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, maybe 5% of customs and border control personnel had masks or gloves. No hand sanitizer other than some bathrooms. Shops and stores were open, business as usual. People were jamming together, no distance enforcement. 6/12
— Jason Hassenstab (@neuroplebeian) March 22, 2020
“Orang ramai melihat dan menggelengkan kepala kerana kami memakai topeng.
“Dan sebelum anda katakan topeng tidak begitu berkesan, kami memakainya untuk melindungi orang lain sekiranya kami ada jangkitan dan mengelakkan kami menyentuh wajah terlalu kerap.”
People were staring at us and shaking their heads because we wore masks. And before you tell me that masks aren’t that effective, we were doing it to protect others in case we were infectious and to prevent us from touching our faces too often. 7/12
— Jason Hassenstab (@neuroplebeian) March 22, 2020
Penumpang tidak disaring sebaiknya
Tambah Jason, salah seorang penumpang penerbangan dinaikinya dari Tokyo mempunyai simptom demam yang teruk disertai muntah dan sakit badan. Katanya, pesakit itu hanya dipakaikan topeng setelah bantuan perubatan tiba ketika separuh penerbangan.
“Paramedik dan petugas CDC berada di pintu masuk dan menguruskan pesakit tersebut. Namun, baki penumpang melalui kastam seperti tiada apa yang berlaku,” katanya.
Hanya mereka yang dari Malaysia dan Singapura sahaja disaring dari demam.
“99 peratus mereka dari penerbangan antarabangsa termasuk Tokyo, UK dan negara Kesatuan Eropah yang lain melepasi (kastam) termasuk menyentuh pengimbas cap jari tanpa sebarang langkah berjaga-jaga dan saringan lanjut.”
99% of people coming from international flights, including Tokyo, UK, and other EU countries passed through, including touching the fingerprint scanners, with no further screening or protection measures. 10/12
— Jason Hassenstab (@neuroplebeian) March 22, 2020
Menurutnya, dia mengenali lima orang pesakit COVID-19 di mana tiga daripadanya merupakan doktor.
“Ini bukan jenaka atau penipuan, orang ramai akan mati dalam skala yang besar melainkan langkah berjaga-jaga secara ekstrem diambil,” katanya menekankan kepentingan sistem kesihatan awam dan respon kerajaan yang kukuh menghadapi pandemik ini.
I personally know 5 people who are infected, 3 of them are physicians. This is not a joke or a hoax, people are and will die on a MASSIVE scale unless extreme measures are taken. It is the best argument for a strong public health system and for strong federal response. 11/12
— Jason Hassenstab (@neuroplebeian) March 22, 2020
“Kita perlu mesej yang jelas dan konsisten untuk mengawal wabak dan ianya jelas menunjukkan kepimpinan negara kita perlu mencontohi negara seperti Malaysia.”
We need a clear and consistent message to truly #flattenthecurve, and it speaks volumes about our leadership that we need model our nationwide response after other countries like Malaysia. I hope everyone remembers this come November. 12/12
— Jason Hassenstab (@neuroplebeian) March 22, 2020
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