EMCO in Top Glove dorms: 3,550 workers to undergo Covid-19 tests | Malaysia



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A general view in front of the dormitories of Top Glove Corporation Berhad female staff during the Enhanced Motion Control Order (EMCO) in Klang on November 17, 2020. - Image by Yusof Mat Isa
A general view in front of the dormitories of Top Glove Corporation Berhad female staff during the Enhanced Motion Control Order (EMCO) in Klang on November 17, 2020. – Image by Yusof Mat Isa

SHAH ALAM, Nov 17 – Approximately 3,550 employees living in Top Glove Corp Bhd dormitories in Klang will undergo Covid-19 testing following Enhanced Motion Control (EMCO) order enforcement in the area, starting from today.

Klang District Disaster Management Committee Chairman Mohd Zainal Mohd Nor said that 200 staff members from various agencies, including the police, Klang District and the Land Office, the Malaysian Armed Forces and the bureau Klang District Health Department would be on call during the selection process.

“EMCO is divided into two sectors, namely sector A and sector B, with a total area of ​​six hectares (15.6 acres),” it said today in a statement.

Mohd Zainal said that Sector A included the Top Glove workers’ dormitories and the surrounding residential areas covering Jalan Abadi 5 and Jalan Abadi 1a in front of Jalan Teratai, Meru, Klang.

Sector B involves the dormitories of Top Glove male employees and the surrounding housing area that covers Jalan Abadi 1A / KU8 and Jalan Sesenduk 21 Off Jalan Teratai, he said.

Yesterday, Chief Minister (Security Group) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that Top Glove Corp Bhd workers’ dormitories in and around Klang would be placed under EMCO from today until November 30.

He said the implementation of the EMCO, which was decided at a special session of the National Security Council (MKN) yesterday, involved factory workers staying in the dormitories, as well as residents in Jalan Abadi 1A / 8, Jalan Abadi 1A and Jalan Abadi 10A. / KU8.

As of yesterday, 215 people had tested positive for Covid-19 after tests carried out in the area. – Bernama

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