MPs with symptoms, back from targeted enhanced MCO areas must do screening
COVID-19 | Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Azizan Harun today recommended that MPs with symptoms, and those who have returned from areas under the targeted enhanced movement control order (MCO) to undergo Covid-19 screening.
He said this was as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of the virus following the number of positive cases in the northern peninsula, from the Sivagangga cluster in Kedah...
COVID-19 | Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Azizan Harun today recommended that MPs with symptoms, and those who have returned from areas under the targeted enhanced movement control order (MCO) to undergo Covid-19 screening.
He said this was a precautionary measure to curb the spread of the virus following the number of positive cases in the northern peninsula, from the Sivagangga cluster in Kedah.
“As a preventive step to curb (Covid-19) spread, I would recommend the following groups to undergo screening. Firstly, those with symptoms or is a person under investigation, secondly, persons under surveillance, thirdly, those who are close contacts of positive cases.
“Fourthly, which is important, as some honourable members had returned to their respective constituencies, those who are back from targeted enhanced MCO, semi-enhanced MCO and local enhanced MCO areas, need to undergo screening before attending Parliament sitting, as advised by the Health Ministry," Azhar said before the start of the Dewan Rakyat session today.
He also urged all whips to emphasise the matter to the MPs concerned.
Azhar also announced that transparent barriers have been installed at each seat to enable all MPs to return to their respective seats.
“The transparent barriers are to ensure separation (between MPs) and no close contact. The use of a face mask is compulsory and can only be removed when you wish to speak,” he added.
- Bernama
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