JOHOR BARU: Political parties must abide by the standard operating procedure (SOP) announced by the Election Commission (EC) for the state polls as this will help reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmissions, say Johoreans.
Better safe than sorry: Chua and Nurul Aisha are both wary of leaving their homes due to the risk of contracting Covid-19.
JOHOR BARU: The people are heeding the Health Ministry’s advice to impose a “self-lockdown” to reduce the number of Covid-19 cases.
This comes as the National Security Council said on Friday that it had decided to impose more restrictions on the economic and social sectors for the current movement control order.
Wholesaler Chua Kim Song, 44, said she had been limiting her movement even before MCO 3.0 was enforced.
“I only go to my shop because the nature of my business requires me to be physically around to attend to orders from my customers, ” she said.
JOHOR BARU: Many here have welcomed the nationwide movement control order and hope that it would bring the number of Covid-19 cases down in the weeks to come.
Trader Zareen Azli, 50, said that the implementation of the MCO could help to prevent the disease from spreading beyond control.
“In terms of safety and health, imposing the nationwide MCO is definitely a good move, especially with the high number of daily new cases being reported in the past few months.
“At the same time, I am also worried about the future of our economy, including the fate of small businesses here.
Most notably, the all-important reunion dinner is confined to those living in the same house.
Alexandria Lim likens the latest standard operating procedure (SOP) to Chinese New Year being cancelled.
“No visiting, no problem. But no reunion dinner with my aged parents living 10 minutes away? That’s brutal, ” said the mother of two, who works with a publishing company in Selangor.Lim, 55, said her parents and her family of four had taken pains to plan the menu and shop for items for the reunion dinner and first day of Chinese New Year, which coincides with her father’s 88th birthday.