Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced another 235 new Covid-19 cases have been reported, bringing it to a total of 2,031 cases and the total; deaths to 23.
With the sudden spike in the daily incidence there seem to be a panic- like reaction. Senior Minister (Defence) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob says will implement the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) in areas with high infection rate, aimed at preventing Covid-19 from spreading outside the area and will make house-to-house detection of the virus easier.
The enforcers have become harsher by taking serious action to fine and imprison those who breach the rules of the MCO. At the same time a 1,000 more retired doctors and nurses are recruited to join the frontline force to screen and treat Covid-19 patients. There are also calls to recruit all the qualified doctors from unrecognised colleges waiting to be employed. This may a right move which the ministry must seriously consider
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After 8 days of the MCO, looks like we are not really progressing as the Covid-19 seems to be spreading fast. We knew the danger was coming but we underestimated its magnitude as to even allow the change of government during an oncoming assault by the Corona virus. Looks like the battle may last longer than we anticipated and there are real fears we don’t enough resources for prolonged warfare against our invisible enemy. We badly need a strong, tested and committed political leadership but sadly that does not seem to be forthcoming.
All we can do is give our full cooperation by strictly staying at home and persuade others to do so too. Use whatever means available to us, the social media, to convince fellow citizens that the fight against Covod-19 is not a trivial matter but a serious battle that we have no option but to win,and win as quickly as possible.
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