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Barbed wire at Taman Wilayah and Taman Desa Bakti in Selayang as well as Jalan
Raja Bot in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, is a clear indication that these areas are under close supervision by the authorities to control the spread of Covid-19.
Since these three areas have been cordoned off, people are likely to assume they have been placed under an improved motion control order (MCO).
However, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that was not the case during his daily press conference yesterday.
“As long as I don’t announce it, it’s not an improved MCO. We put barbed wire in these three places to adjust the movement of the residents, ”he said.
Meanwhile, Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa, in his press conference yesterday, said that all three areas were under a semi-improved MCO.
“What it means is that we don’t close the area, but there will be limited access points.
“People without proper documents or people who are at high risk (from being exposed to the virus) will not be allowed out.
“Ministry of Health personnel will also carry out tests for Covid-19,” he said.
In all three areas, police and army personnel were seen conducting patrols and manning entry points, while health personnel with protective gear were seen carrying out the detection of Covid-19.
In Taman Wilayah, security was tight as the entire area was cordoned off and in Taman Desa Bakti, the apartments were cordoned off while roads to land properties in the area were still accessible.
However, residents would have to demonstrate that they live there in order to be allowed to enter, while food deliveries must be left at the entrance where police officers were guarding.
At Jalan Raja Bot, residents said the barbed wire was erected after midnight Monday.
The president of the Kuala Lumpur Chow Kit Street Vendors and Small Merchants Association, Lee Chick King, said they were not informed in advance about the enhanced security.
“There are many foreigners working in the market living in the area, so I think the authorities wanted to control their movement to stop the spread of Covid-19.
“Traders are not really affected as the market has been closed since April 29 for
disinfection and is expected to reopen on May 13, “he said.
One of the buildings affected by the strictest security was Gurdwara Tatt Khalsa Diwan Selangor in Chow Kit.
Its President Ranmit Singh said they had enough food supplies to last for a month.
“We have between 70 and 80 people in the temple, including priests and caregivers, as well as 50 Indian citizens who have been stranded here since March 20.
“We took them after their country stopped international flights.
“Greater security is expected here as there are quite a few positive cases of Covid-19 on the market.
“I hope the government can provide free tests to everyone who stays here,” he said.
The director of the Corporate Planning Department of the Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL), Khairul Azmir Ahmad, confirmed that the installation of barbed wire around Jalan Raja Bot was to better manage human trafficking in the area.
“It is only a precaution since there are around 16 positive cases. I would also like to clarify that the movement to cordon off these areas was carried out under the instructions of the police and not by DBKL as some portals claim, “he said.
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