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YOUR OPINION | “We need to seek each other out in exchange for our freedom of movement.”
The government will end CMCO in most areas
Interdistrict and Interstate Travel Ban Lifted Among New Standard Operating Procedures
CMCO 3.0 (December 9): New Guidelines, What You Can and Can’t Do
Coconut: The CMCO (Conditional Movement Control Order) has failed to control the infection, leading to spread in the community. How that happened is the fault of the people.
Now the floodgates are open with the ease of traveling, dining and socializing. After a long stay at home, the exodus will begin, especially with the closure of schools, institutions and universities.
Many of those who have accumulated licenses since the beginning of this year will take time off to get around. I pity the avant-garde, whose blades are frozen and morale is low.
When the numbers were lower, we had a total crackdown with higher SOP (standard operating procedure) compliance and it worked. Learning from the above scenario doesn’t seem like the way.
The Covid-19 infection will continue at an alarming rate, and the sad part is that we all have to live with it. The battle continues and the casualties will be unpredictable.
Also, the vaccine will take a few months to arrive and its success cannot be guaranteed, at least in the short term.
Pegasus: If they had quarantined the returnees from Sabah, we would not have this CMCO or EMCO (enhanced MCO) and we would not be losing RM300 million per day.
It is the incompetent government that is to blame.
Iphonezours: If the problem is the economy, then the CMCO for Kuala Lumpur and Selangor should be raised and EMCO instituted in specific areas.
KL and Selangor are key economic centers in Malaysia and this CMCO extension in no way helps our economy.
Mugi: In fact, there are substantial economic activities in KL and Selangor. Most of the daily loss of RM300 million occurs mainly in these areas. What have you accomplished, Chief Minister (Security) Ismail Sabri Yaakob, by continuing CMCO there?
You know where the clusters are and CMCO should limit itself to those areas. Have common sense and intelligence. Don’t burn the house just because of a mosquito.
Velarooks: @Mugi, as a KL resident, it honestly feels like they gave up. Some malls here are quite full.
I have seen entire families get out of cars at shopping malls and new cases are reported everywhere. I don’t know how you can target lock / clusters at this point.
New day: For a large city that is spread over a large area with groups confined to specific areas, why is all of KL still under CMCO?
This blanket over the entire city of 5 million people is too much. It makes me wonder if information about the Covid-19 outbreak is being released to the public.
I am aware of a surau in my area that has been infected, through a trusted local vine. This has not been mentioned at all in any press release or press conference.
Velarooks: Yes, I am also in KL. I don’t see official information on these “other detection data” numbers. KL over the last few days has seen an 80-120 high in other detection cases outside of known clusters.
I get notices from building management shared on social media about nearby cases. It seems that Bukit Bintang had a good number of positive cases recently, but no media mentioned it (two condos, Imbi Plaza, a bank, etc.). This is my general concern.
You want to lift the CMCO and allow more travel, then make sure the SOPs are followed.
I have hardly seen any compliance measures. The street vendor area around my office in Pudu has a lot of non-masked staff. I don’t see any checks during lunch hours.
Jetson: Let’s be practical. We have has been degraded by Fitch Ratings.
In a few more weeks, billions of ringgit more will be lost. Entrepreneurs will still be affected despite facing such rules and regulations.
It’s time to open up the nation and remind people to strictly follow standard operating procedures, especially wearing masks in public places and constantly washing hands.
Kamrul: MCO, CMCO, RMCO, EMCO, COCO, CUCUMBER. Five people per table? Two, then three, then no limit of people per car? Can only two from the same house leave the house?
All this formulated by the same man who started Low Yat 2 that failed miserably.
Anonymous 540: After hearing Ismail’s report, the bottom line is that interstate and interdistrict travel is now allowed, except for those under EMCO.
Responsibility now rests with the individual and family responsibility to adhere to the Covid-19 SOPs.
It is recommended, but not required, to have a swab test before traveling to protect yourself and others.
No more police checkpoints or police permits are needed across the country except in EMCO areas that are considered high risk.
To balance financial and health concerns, it is now up to us to strictly adhere to standard operating procedures. In other words, be reckless at your own risk.
Avoiding the spontaneous application of EMCO will depend on us taking care of each other in exchange for our freedom of movement and the normalization of the economy.
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