Health Ministry survey found most Malaysians have high self-control in facing Covid-19

 

The Health Ministry has found through an online survey exercise that the majority of Malaysians have good self-discipline in regard to Covid-19 new norms.

In a statement today, its director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the majority of the survey's 36,841 respondents answered that they always practice self-discipline to prevent Covid-19.

He said 93.3 percent of the respondents always wear face masks, practise social distancing (89.6 percent), and wash their hands regularly (89.7 percent).

A large percentage also said that they would censure others who fail to follow the standard operating procedures.

"The survey found that 93.8 percent of the respondents have the courage to rebuke their own family members who do not wear face masks, fail to practice social distancing (90.1 percent), and failure to wash hands with water and soap or hand sanitiser (90.8 percent).

"Meanwhile, when it comes to rebuking their friends, 82.2 percent would tell off their friends for not wearing face masks, 79.4 percent said they have the courage to tell off friends who do not practice social distancing; and failure to wash hands with waters and soap or hand sanitiser (79.2 percent)," he said.

However, when it comes to strangers, the number of respondents willing to do the same had a significant drop to only 57.3 percent against those who fail to wear face masks, fail to practice social distancing (59.6 percent), and failure to wash hands with waters and soap or hand sanitiser (56.7 percent).

"This survey made a very positive and exciting finding. It shows that Malaysians have high self-control.

"All changes start from ourselves and this is the first step towards success including in fighting Covid-19 pandemic," said Noor Hisham. - Mkini