Avoid nonchalant attitude to MCO - FT minister urges M'sians
CORONAVIRUS | Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa has urged Malaysians to limit their movements during the movement control order (MCO) period to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Describing the situation in Malaysia as not yet sufficiently strong to fight off the pandemic, Annuar urged the public from taking a nonchalant (acuh tidak acuh) attitude to the MCO imposed by the government.
He said signs of this attitude was revealed by reports to the authorities on the increase in the number of vehicles in the capital.
“We have yet to master the war (against Covid-19), so the people cannot take an acuh tidak acuh attitude towards the MCO.
“I was given a report by PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) that the number of vehicles in KL (Kuala Lumpur) has increased again and that there were still those who brought their babies for sightseeing...
CORONAVIRUS | Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa has urged Malaysians to limit their movements during the movement control order (MCO) period to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Describing the situation in Malaysia as not yet sufficiently strong to fight off the pandemic, Annuar (above) urged the public from taking a nonchalant (acuh tidak acuh) attitude to the MCO imposed by the government.
He said signs of this attitude was revealed by reports to the authorities on the increase in the number of vehicles in the capital.
“We have yet to master the war (against Covid-19), so the people cannot take an acuh tidak acuh attitude towards the MCO.
“I was given a report by PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) that the number of vehicles in KL (Kuala Lumpur) has increased again and that there were still those who brought their babies for sightseeing.
“I take this opportunity to plead with all urban dwellers, especially those in the (Federal) Territory, to abide by the MCO and directives by KKM (Health Ministry),” he said in a live feed from his ministry’s Facebook account today.
The government implemented the MCO on March 18 and it has been extended until April 14.
Besides only essential services businesses are allowed to operate during the MCO period, the public has also been urged to limit their outdoor activities unless for pressing matters.
Meanwhile, Annuar, who is also Ketereh MP, revealed several red zone locations in the Federal Territory.
“Highest at Sri Petaling Mosque, second at Kampung Baru, and the third is the area of my house at Bukit Damansara.
“I hope that as individuals, we try to obey fully the directives from the government and the Federal Territory authorities will take steps from time to time,” Annuar said.
He added that roadblocks will be tightened in certain locations in Kuala Lumpur to ensure the people abide by the MCO.
As of noon today, the Health Ministry announced that seven people have died in the last 24 hours from Covid-19, making it the highest number of deaths in a day since the start of the outbreak.
The ministry’s director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that this brings the total number of deaths to 34, and that 150 new cases were reported as of noon today, bringing the tally to 2,470 cases.
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