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PETALING JAYA: A total of 28 Top Glove-owned factories in Kapar, Klang, will be closed in stages following an increase in Covid-19 cases linked to the Teratai cluster.
“There are 1,067 cases just today (Monday). Factories will be gradually closed so that their workers can be evaluated, ”said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Last Tuesday, a Top Glove worker dormitory and the surrounding area were placed under an enhanced motion control (MCO) order.
Top Glove, in a statement yesterday, explained that it had temporarily halted production at 16 facilities in Meru, Klang, since last Wednesday.
The remaining 12 facilities at Meru had been operating at greatly reduced capacities.
“We have completed the complete review of around 5,700 workers in our shelters,” he said, adding that the rest of the workers and personnel of their factories in Meru would be reviewed.
“Disinfection exercises in our facilities and accommodation are also carried out regularly, with all necessary precautionary measures strictly established,” he added.
Yesterday Tan Sri Director General of Health Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah told a press conference that the factory management had stated that the total worker population numbered around 13,000 people working in 28 different buildings.
“The Klang District Health Office is working with the factory management to conduct an assessment of all its employees,” he said.
He noted that so far 5,767 people had been tested, of which 2,524 tested positive, while another 1,913 were awaiting the results.
The cases in this group, Dr. Noor Hisham said, comprised 164 Malaysians and 2,360 foreigners whose ages ranged from two to 68 years.
“All positive cases have been admitted to the hospital and their close contacts have been quarantined to prevent the virus from spreading to other workers,” he said.
So far, no one in this group needs intensive care unit treatment. Nor have any deaths been reported.
In another development, the government has allowed restaurants and certain businesses, such as convenience stores and service stations in areas under the conditional MCO, to open until midnight.
The decision was made after numerous requests were made to extend its closing time, which was set at 10 pm, Ismail Sabri said.
“This change in the hours of operation will take immediate effect,” he told reporters.
He also said that the improved MCO had been applied in Seremban prison and prison rooms for 14 days until December 7, affecting 2,080 people.
“The Ministry of Health has conducted 246 tests for Covid-19 there and 25 positive cases were found,” he said.
Ismail Sabri also said that the conditional MCO in Kuching had been extended until November 27.
On the compliance updates, he said 807 people had been detained Sunday for not complying with the SOP.
Statistics from Nationwide Ops Benteng showed that 85 illegal immigrants were arrested.
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