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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has ordered 15 construction sites to close as of yesterday after failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the Movement Control Order (MCO).
Senior Minister (Infrastructure Cluster) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, in a statement today, said since the MCO was implemented on Jan 13, CIDB has inspected 1,022 construction sites, of which 1,007 were found to adhere to the SOP.
All 15 construction sites have been issued with notices for non-compliance in terms of workers’ accommodation, physical distancing, and the wearing of face mask.
“Majority of Covid-19 positive cases at construction sites were caused by failure to observe the stipulated SOP and guidelines.
15 Feb 2021 / 16:00 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has ordered 15 construction sites to close as of yesterday after failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the Movement Control Order (MCO).
Senior Minister (Infrastructure Cluster) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, in a statement today, said since the MCO was implemented on Jan 13, CIDB has inspected 1,022 construction sites, of which 1,007 were found to adhere to the SOP.
All 15 construction sites have been issued with notices for non-compliance in terms of workers’ accommodation, physical distancing, and the wearing of face mask.
“Majority of Covid-19 positive cases at construction sites were caused by failure to observe the stipulated SOP and guidelines.
KUCHING, Feb 10 Almost all of the foreign workers detected recently by the Covid-19 Health Screening Task Force (TF-PSKC19) have yet to be tested for Covid-19, said Sarawak Labour Department director Awang Raduan Awang Omar yesterday. He explained that a 30-member TF-PSKC19 team comprising.
PETALING JAYA: Workplaces and detention centres were the source of 35% of all Covid-19 cases over the past two months, making them the top clusters as the country battles a high tide of infections.
The Health Ministry reported 158,789 Covid-19 cases in a 60-day period from Dec 7 last year to Feb 4 this year.
The Star did an analysis of the daily figures from this period and found that 29.2% (46,411 cases) were linked to clusters detected from targeted worker screenings at factories, construction sites, security companies and other workplaces.
Clusters that emerged due to screenings at prisons, lockups and immigration detention centres comprised 6.1% (9,618 cases).