Brace For Possible Lockdown Says Penang Cm

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Chow Kon Yeow says he has been told the federal government is holding discussions on the impact of another MCO.PETALING JAYA: The Penang state government has urged all economic sectors in the state to be prepared for the possible imposition of travel restrictions and a lockdown in view of the recent surge of Covid-19 infections.
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said he was made to understand that federal officials will meet representatives of business and industry to discuss the impact of a possible full movement control order.
“The state government will await the outcome of the engagement,” he said in a Facebook post today.
Separately, Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob urged Malaysians to await an announcement on Monday by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on the government’s next course of action. He said stronger measures to curb Covid-19 were being considered.
Chow said the discussions with industry leaders would also set the conditions for the MCO and the easing of restrictions on certain economic sectors.
He also gave warning that more Covid-19 cases are likely to be uncovered as screening of foreign workers is carried out, with the patients being placed in quarantine centres. “For more serious cases (those with symptoms), they will be admitted to hospital, while for those in categories one and two, they will be placed in low-risk Covid-19 centres,” he added.
Social media has been abuzz with rumours of a new MCO with full lockdown measures, similar to one imposed between March and May last year. The rumours come in the wake of four-digit daily infections being reported since November. - FMT

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