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PETALING JAYA: The conditional motion control order (MCO) is not a failure as the majority of Covid-19 cases in the Klang Valley involve foreign workers on construction sites, says Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah .
The Director General for Health said that there are currently two major cluster outbreaks active in the Klang Valley that are linked to construction sites, which are the Damanlela construction site and the Merpati cluster.
“Most of the clusters on construction sites involve foreign workers. If we look at the Klang Valley, the outbreak is not in the community yet, but it is spreading among construction workers, ”he said in his regular briefing on Monday (November 16).
Dr. Noor Hisham noted that as of Sunday (November 15), there were 747 cases linked to Damanlela’s group, all except 13 involving foreign workers.
He also argued that the conditional OLS implemented in the Klang Valley was not a failure, adding that its positive effects can be seen in Sabah.
“We can make it (successful) if we have the full cooperation of the public. We also implemented conditional OLS in Sabah, and we were able to reduce infection there; we have not seen an exponential increase in cases, “he said.
Dr Noor Hisham said that while an increase was seen on October 24, 26 and November 6, these spikes were due to the outbreak and the mass screening done in prisons.
He added that the cost to the economy would be too high if the MCO were implemented.
“I don’t see the conditional OLS as a failure, I see it as an option to achieve the right balance between lives and livelihoods.
“If you ask me, we should do everything we can for health and life and basically implement an MCO, but it will be expensive,” he said.
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