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PUTRAJAYA: Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said today that, in his own way, he would have given health a priority and applied a second total lockdown instead of the conditional one now imposed on some states.
However, he said that a total motion control order (MCO) like the one filed on March 18 would be impossible to carry out now due to the severe impact on people’s livelihoods.
Speaking today at his daily Covid-19 briefing, Noor Hisham said that a two-week lockdown, with everyone told to stay home, would have been preferable and would be able to break the chain of infection.
But its impact is very costly. We have to balance it with the conditional MCO (CMCO). “He said that the conditional lock” has worked well so far, but it takes longer to take effect. “
He said the Health Ministry was studying an increase in public health activities in the next two weeks to reduce the infection rate.
Noor Hisham also said that the ministry was currently monitoring the Covid-19 situation in Kedah, Terengganu and Johor to see if the CMCO in all three states could be lifted earlier.
He said that if the developments were successful, the ministry would consider returning these states to the Recovery MCO (RMCO) and increasing public health intervention to further protect green areas from infection.
Damanlela cases only among foreign workers
Commenting on the increase in cases at Damanlela’s group of construction sites in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Noor Hisham said the increase was the result of infections among foreign workers at the site.
The index case was a foreign worker who tested positive after being arrested by the police. Following this, patient workplace evaluations revealed more cases, leading to the discontinuation of all site operations as of November 7.
“Those infected have been taken to hospital and those exposed to positive cases have been put in quarantine centers.
“The virus is not yet in the community; is among construction site workers. Active case detection has been conducted and we will continue to conduct evaluations. Hopefully we can contain the infection as soon as possible. “
He called on employers to conduct multiple Covid-19 exams and tests for their staff in order to avoid further clusters in the workplace.
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