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Three initiatives to curb the spread of Covid-19 have been announced by the Selangor state government, and agreed upon at the 14th Selangor State Security Council special meeting.
The three measures were to isolate the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) cargo workers, identify five locations to open low risk Covid-19 quarantine and treatment centres, and to increase coordination with district health offices so that foreign worker screenings could be expedited. These measures were announced by the Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.
The state government and related agencies will take serious measures in helping curb the spread of Covid-19 infection among workers in KLIA, especially among foreign workers.
“Till today, 9,056 (82 per cent) out of 11,000 local and foreign workers in the cargo division have undergone Covid-19 screening, with only seven positive cases detected since last Thursday, all of them being locals,” he said.
The second initiative would focus around providing accommodation for positive tested individuals, to ease the number of patients at existing Covid-19 hospitals. For the participants from Nov 26 to Dec 9, the cost of the screenings will be borne by the company while the state will bear half of the cost for the accommodation.
Furthermore, the district safety committees and disaster management committees are instructed to coordinate with the local authorities and district health offices to expedite foreign worker screening.
“The measures implemented are in accordance with the federal government’s decision. Although there was a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state, the situation was still under control. All these initiatives reflect the state government’s commitment in ensuring that the spread of the virus is controlled and stopped”, he added.
We have flattened the curve once, we can do it again! Remember to follow all the SOPs set by the government. Let’s do our part in the fight against COVID-19.
Info via Malay mail
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