HEALTH Minister Dr Adham Baba warned today that Selangor will be put under full lockdown if the number of Covid-19 cases cannot be brought under control soon.
“I agree that we need to propose to the government to tighten standard operating procedure and also the movement-control order (MCO).
“If we are unable to curb (the situation), then the proposal to implement a full MCO is something that can be considered,” the health minister said at a joint weekly press conference with Khairy Jamaluddin on inoculation efforts.
Adham’s response comes after he was questioned on the increasing number of cases in Selangor even after MCO 3.0 was enforced.
For 25 straight days, Selangor has registered the highest number of daily infections among the states.
Initially, only six districts in the state were placed under MCO but it was extended nationwide from May 12 to June 7.
This is the first time that the government has enforced a four-week MCO while the previous orders were issued for up to two weeks at a time.
Under this MCO, there were stricter restrictions against inter-district and interstate travel, social activities, sports and education. However, economic sectors remained open.
In just six days of MCO 3.0, Malaysia reported a total of 22,099 cases.
It also reported a record 44 deaths on May 15.
Overall caseload is now at 474,556, while the death toll is close to reaching 2,000. – May 17, 2021.
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