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PUTRAJAYA: The Director General of Health, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, has advised Malaysians living in red zones to avoid returning to their places of origin to avoid transmitting Covid-19 to their loved ones there.
He said that there had been some cases and groups caused by this, including one in Alor Gajah, Melaka, linked to the Utama group.
Another incident occurred in Kelantan when an individual infected four family members after returning to the hometown, also causing 127 people in total to be tested.
“If possible, avoid crossing state or district lines.
“We could bring the virus back even if we don’t have any symptoms. As we know, 60-70% of Covid-19 patients have no symptoms.
“We also want to emphasize that those who are in green areas must also take precautionary measures.
“If someone comes back from a red zone, avoid exposing yourself to them,” he told a news conference today.
Why it is necessary to reduce the number of people in Parliament
Noor Hisham also explained the rationale for the stricter standard operating procedures for Dewan Rakyat’s procedures, saying this was to keep the Covid-19 Parliament free and to ensure that sessions could continue.
When asked if this meant that previous actions, such as installing partitions in the lower house, were not effective, he said the ministry was always looking to improve its SOPs.
“There are 222 deputies in Parliament, but it also involves other workers.
“If each deputy has an assistant, there are already more than 400 people who come to Parliament. And there is still the rest of the Parliament staff.
“The Klang Valley is currently under a CMCO, so they could be exposed to Covid-19 cases in the community that are asymptomatic,” he added.
It was previously announced that only 80 of the 222 MPs will be authorized in the Dewan Rakyat at any time from tomorrow, while sessions will be shortened to four hours next week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
