Lembah Pantai, Hulu Langat top Covid-19 red zones list
Fifteen areas or districts in Malaysia have been designated as red zones after recording more than 41 Covid-19 positive cases as of noon yesterday.
Lembah Pantai in Kuala Lumpur has the highest number with 208, which is 10.24 percent of the total 2,031 cases nationwide.
Fifteen areas or districts in Malaysia have been designated as red zones after recording more than 41 Covid-19 positive cases as of noon yesterday.
Lembah Pantai in Kuala Lumpur has the highest number with 208, which is 10.24 percent of the total 2,031 cases nationwide.
From Wednesday noon, Lembah Pantai witnessed a drastic increase of 41 cases in 24 hours.
According to a Health Ministry chart posted on social media today, second on the red zones list is Hulu Langat in Selangor which registered 196 cases over the same period.
Petaling Jaya in Selangor is in third place with 176 cases.
Other areas with high number of Covid-19 cases were Seremban (85), Kluang (83), Johor Bharu (73), Kinta (56), Kota Bharu (55), Gombak (54), Hilir Perak (52), Kuching (52), Tawau (50), Titiwangsa (49), Kepong (45) and Klang (44).
In a Facebook posting, the Health Ministry reminded residents in these areas to take preventive measures and remain in their homes to curb the spread of the virus.
“Stay at home for your sake, your parents, grandparents and children,” it said.
Red zone is the term used for a district or area which has recorded more than 40 cases and serves as a guide for the government to outline plans to contain the infections.
Orange zones are areas with between 20 and 40 cases and yellow zones for below 20 cases. Green zone is used to describe a district or area which is free of Covid-19.
On March 24, Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the government would reveal a standard operating procedure for red zones.
Effective midnight, the government implemented an enhanced movement control order for two residential areas in Kluang, Johor, until April 9 following a spike in Covid-19 cases.
Kluang recorded a total of 83 cases as of noon yesterday, of which, 61 were from Kampung Dato' Ibrahim Majid and Bandar Baharu Dato' Ibrahim Majid.
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