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KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Johor Baru training institute of the Malaysian Ministry of Health will be under a complete lockdown starting Tuesday (Nov 3) after the Covid-19 cases were discovered.
Chief Minister (Defense group) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the institute will be placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO), with food packages to be sent to residents.
This is because according to the EMCO, generally no one is allowed to leave the designated area for two weeks, not even to buy food or medicine.
“A total of 1,515 people there were examined and tested, and 46 of them tested positive for Covid-19.
“The institute will be under an enhanced MCO from Nov. 3-16,” he said in his daily Covid-19 briefing.
The lockdown comes at a time when the Johor Baru district, which includes the city of JB and Iskandar Puteri (formerly Nusajaya), has been classified as a red zone since last Thursday (October 29), after they were detected more than 40 cases of coronavirus in the last two. weeks.
The red zone designation is meant to put residents on alert for an increase in cases and to follow health protocols more strictly, but still allows free travel between districts.
The JB training institute consists of 1,559 people, including trainees, staff and their families, Mr Ismail said.
“Food will be supplied through the state government and the Department of Social Welfare. Specific screening tests will continue on site,” he said.
Mr. Ismail urged those involved to adhere to standard operating procedures, including not entering and leaving the institute.
Malaysia reported 834 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours on Monday, and Sabah recorded 60 percent of cases (503), the Health Ministry said. Eight new cases were reported in the state of Johor.
There were two new deaths from Covid-19 to bring the death toll to 251.
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