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KUALA LUMPUR: The current situation of Covid-19 infection requires a faster and more effective intervention or mitigation approach, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) who chaired the Special Meeting of the National Security Council (MKN) on Covid-19 today.
In his Facebook post today, he said that this followed reports of an increase in the number of positive cases in several districts of Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Perak and Johor, which had turned yellow or red in just one or two weeks.
“Alhamdulillah, I chaired the MKN Special Meeting on Covid-19 this morning to discuss the actions that need to be intensified to curb and manage the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I also expressed my concern about the Covid-19 situation in the country, which still shows an increase in the number of positive cases, although it is not a pronounced increase,” he said.
As such, Muhyiddin said that he had instructed the MKN to carry out a review of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for social and sports activities to break the chain of Covid-19 infection.
He said the SOP needed to be adjusted just like the SOP during the Motion Control Order.
The Prime Minister said that the MKN would present the proposal on the stricter SOP at its meeting tomorrow.
He also expressed hope that the stricter SOP would be put into effect immediately, as the current rate of infection was quite concerning.
Meanwhile, Muhyiddin said he also accepted the Sabah Disaster Management Committee’s proposal to amend the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) SOP in all localities in the state.
He said the amendment to the SOP was aimed at helping the people involved to live in a better EMCO situation.
The Prime Minister also said that among the positive developments reported at the special meeting was the end of the CMCO in eight prisons after no new cases were reported in the past 14 days.
“Congratulations to the Department of Prisons and the Ministry of Health for working well together to curb the spread of Covid-19 in prisons,” he added. -Called
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