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Malaysia has imposed another Movement Control Order (MCO) in Kuala Lumpur, as well as six districts in the country s most populous state, Selangor.
This follows a rise in COVID-19 cases that seem to have upended efforts to curb the virus spread.
People are calling this new round of strict lockdowns MCO 3.0 , though many are skeptical of its effects in actually keeping COVID-19 numbers down, considering the fact that people were still found violating SOP.
Malaysians may want to be extra careful this time.
Gentle reminder: Wearing of facemask is mandatory, says an electronic board targeting visitors at The Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Here’s what everybody can do to stop the daily number of Covid-19 cases from spiralling up further.
Health experts are urging the public to practise self-regulated movement restrictions and to avoid going out unnecessarily.
Daily Covid-19 cases have recorded more than 2,000 cases for the past eight days, while the current national infectivity rate (R0) is at 1.13.
Kelantan recorded the highest R0 at 1.45, followed by Kuala Lumpur at 1.27 and Negri Sembilan at 1.23 as of Friday.
Universiti Putra Malaysia medical epidemiologist Assoc Prof Dr Malina Osman said to prevent a further rise in infection, the public should avoid going out and being involved in activities that require a person to be in a situation where they need to take off their masks. “This is based on our self-assessment as well, and that we should onl
PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to implement a more targeted movement control order (MCO) with mass targeted testing to prevent a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections.
The Health and Sciences Covid-19 Advisory Group of Experts (EAG) said the government should prioritise mitigating the spread of the virus as it was no longer realistic to try and get infection rates down to zero,
It said all resources must be focused on enhancing the implementation of targeted MCOs.
It recommended that all MCO areas must fully employ the digitised find, test, trace, isolation, and support (FTTIS) system, which includes the proposed targeted mass testing strategy.
PETALING JAYA: The less-than-ideal uptake in Covid-19 vaccine registration so far is because of trust issues, say medical and public health experts.
They attribute the low numbers to the circulation of dubious information including hearsay, and have called on the government to utilise all its resources to clear any doubts and instil trust in the vaccines among the public.
Universiti Malaya professor of occupational and public health Prof Dr Victor Hoe said some people had the misconception that the vaccines were unsafe or that some were better than others.
“When I held community engagements with residents, I found there were still many people who did not trust the safety of the vaccines. They were worried about possible adverse effects of taking the vaccines.
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