Gov T May Impose Enchanced Mco On More Foreigner Occupied Buildings Minister

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CORONAVIRUS | The government may impose the enhanced movement control order (MCO) on more buildings occupied by foreigners in Kuala Lumpur, said Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa
These areas posed a high risk of Covid-19 transmission among the residents, he said
On Sunday, 153 new infections were recorded and Annuar said 44 of them were from the Federal Territories
He added that several parliamentary constituencies in the city have already been classified as red zones
"An area is classified as a red zone if it records more than 20 infections per 100,000 residents. This is important because the number of infections alone does not correctly portray the actual situation," he said today as reported by The Star
Lembah Pantai has 102 cases of Covid-19, Putrajaya has 42 while Kepong has 23 cases and all three zones have been classified as red zones, he said
Last week, two flats in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor Mansion and Malayan Mansion at Jalan Masjid India, were placed under enhanced MCO due to the significant number of Covid-19 cases detected there. This comes one week after Menara City One was placed under enhanced MCO
The buildings will remain under lockdown until all residents have been screened for Covid-19, which could take up to two weeks, according to authorities
Annuar said they have also formed a task force to coordinate efforts to rescue the homeless in the city and prepare them for employment
"The task force will meet daily to come up with the short-term and long-term plans for the homeless
"It will also conduct health and psychology assessment for the homeless and will work closely with NGOs," he said, adding that they have already relocated some 800 homeless to various transit centres in the city
On a separate matter, Annuar said 100 representatives from various traders associations met on Sunday to discuss the matter of Ramadan bazaars
He said all the associations agreed to cancel all bazaars and to replace them with three different concepts - drive-thru, pick-and-pack and e-hailing services
Annuar would meet with the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and Putrajaya Corporation (PPj) on Thursday to discuss the three concepts
"We need to identify the locations, the layout of the stalls, number of traders and to ensure compliance of the social distancing measure
"All payments that have been made by the traders, such as deposits, would be carried forward to next year," he said
The drive-thru concept involves traders who will be grouped into segments and the food will be pre-packed
The pick-and-pack concept allows customers to make pre-orders online through platforms provided by local authorities with the payment being done online
The collection of food will be conducted in places determined by local authorities. - Mkini

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