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PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has expressed its hope that Members of Parliament (MP) will vote wisely on the 2021 Budget for the good of the country and the people, especially in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“At a time when the country is dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Health is confident that they understand the current situation, which is the pandemic and the financial situation of the country, and hopes that the deputies will vote wisely,” said the Director General of Health. Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix).
He said this at a press conference today on Covid-19 when asked about the MOH’s hope on the budget vote, which is expected to be taken tomorrow at the Dewan Rakyat.
Meanwhile, at the Teratai group in Klang, Dr. Noor Hisham said that the Ministry of Health has not found any community infections, as the Covid-19 cases detected so far only involve workers and their close contacts.
“For example, 164 Malaysian workers living in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur returned and infected about 70 of their family members, but outside of the group we have not seen any infection in the community,” he said.
He said that the company has 11,215 workers and so far 6,506 detection tests have been carried out, of which 4,063 were positive, 2,270 negative and 173 are still awaiting their results.
“Tomorrow, we will complete 14 days of quarantine for them and on the 13th we will do a second test. We will only publish them if the results are negative, “he added.
He said the Ministry of Health issued an order yesterday for the closure of 20 factories of the company, and eight more will be closed in stages.
“Even though the factories have been closed, their machines have to keep running to avoid damage from downtime. So we allow the machines to run but at a minimal level, “he added. – Called
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