CORONAVIRUS | The government may impose the enhanced movement control order (MCO) on more buildings occupied by foreigners in Kuala Lumpur, said Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa.
These areas posed a high risk of Covid-19 transmission among the residents, he said.
On Sunday, 153 new infections were recorded and Annuar said 44 of them were from the Federal Territories.
He added that several parliamentary constituencies in the city have already been classified as red zones.
"An area is classified as a red zone if it records more than 20 infections per 100,000 residents. This is important because the number of infections alone does not correctly portray the actual situation," he said today as reported by The Star.
Lembah Pantai has 102 cases of Covid-19, Putrajaya has 42 while Kepong has 23 cases and all three zones have been classified as red zones, he said.
Last week, two flats in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor Mansion and Malayan Mansion at Jalan Masjid India, were placed under enhanced MCO due to the significant number of Covid-19 cases detected there. This comes one week after Menara City One was placed under enhanced MCO.
The buildings will remain under lockdown until all residents have been screened for Covid-19, which could take up to two weeks, according to authorities.
Annuar said they have also formed a task force to coordinate efforts to rescue the homeless in the city and prepare them for employment.
"The task force will meet daily to come up with the short-term and long-term plans for the homeless.
"It will also conduct health and psychology assessment for the homeless and will work closely with NGOs," he said, adding that they have already relocated some 800 homeless to various transit centres in the city.
On a separate matter, Annuar said 100 representatives from various traders associations met on Sunday to discuss the matter of Ramadan bazaars.
He said all the associations agreed to cancel all bazaars and to replace them with three different concepts - drive-thru, pick-and-pack and e-hailing services.
Annuar would meet with the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and Putrajaya Corporation (PPj) on Thursday to discuss the three concepts.
"We need to identify the locations, the layout of the stalls, number of traders and to ensure compliance of the social distancing measure.
"All payments that have been made by the traders, such as deposits, would be carried forward to next year," he said.
The drive-thru concept involves traders who will be grouped into segments and the food will be pre-packed.
The pick-and-pack concept allows customers to make pre-orders online through platforms provided by local authorities with the payment being done online.
The collection of food will be conducted in places determined by local authorities. - Mkini
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