With the movement control order (MCO) set to be reimplemented for the states of Selangor, Johor, Penang, Melaka, Sabah and the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan from tomorrow (January 13) until January 26, 2021, the government has provided more details about the protocols and standard operating procedures (SOPs) that will be effective during the two-week period.
With regards to the number of passengers allowed in vehicles, senior minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in his speech today that only two people from the same household will be allowed to travel in a car when going out to shop for food, groceries or necessities, limited to a 10-km radius from their place of residence.
This hasn’t changed from what we were told on Monday, but there will be some leeway for specific situations. For parents who are sending their children to schools or private kindergartens, the passenger limit will be according to their vehicle type.
Meanwhile, households that are heading out to hospitals or clinics will be capped to three people in a vehicle, including the patient. In the event that the pharmacy, hospital or clinic is not within 10 km from your place of residence, you are allowed to proceed to the closest (this is the keyword) location beyond said radius that provides medical services or supplies.
On a separate note, all sporting activities are not permitted, with the exception of jogging or cycling, although this is only allowed in pairs with members from the same household and not in groups.
The other day,we read a report that a daycare kid was infected by the pengasuh.
I believe that no matter how stringent the SOPs given to the taskas or kindys..children are children.They run all over.Can u have social distancing?Thats a difficult question that no rocket science can answer.
Daycare operators can follow all the SOPs,but the risk of transmission is there.,children spreading the virus and likewise from the pengasuh/teachers.
While we know the hardship faced by working parents,we hope they can find safer alternatives,if possible.
Being a former childcare staff,I salute those frontliners who have to face the virus daily besides sending their children to legitimate and SOP compliant daycare/kindys hoping for the best.
Lets do our level best to be SOP compliant.
By doing so,we are actually also responsible frontliners.
For those frontliners cannot find alternative, this relaxation is a godsent. Well done!
Looking at the stats from the U.S. Out of more than 20 million infections, and 400,000 deaths approximately 50 children below 18 years old have died. That is only known infection. They think more than 100 million infections have occurred since march. So please stop with the hysterics. The news and media is making this look like a scary crisis. Any kid who get covid will be totally fine. Everyone is acting like a kid gets the sniffles for a few days it’s the end of the world.
Haa tepokk
In this current situation when healthcare manpower stretched to max, and the govt of limited doing much, etc, better to sendiri jaga sendiri…….
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how about lorry? can 3 persons in 1 lorry if there is emergency case need to do service, example electric problem, signboard problem…..