Putrajaya thanks public, happy with adherence to SOPs on first day of business

A worker takes down a customer’s contact details before allowing her into the shop, part of several measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic as businesses resumed yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA: The government says it is satisfied with the smooth flow of the conditional movement control order yesterday, which saw the resumption of businesses nationwide after almost two months of lockdown.

Senior Minister (Security) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the public were adhering to standard operating procedures (SOP) provided by authorities to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said it also showed that fears of chaos when businesses reopen were baseless.

“Thank God, from the reports I received from the police this morning, even though there had been an increase of cars on the road, the situation is under control,” he said during his daily security briefing on the management of the movement control order (MCO).

Ismail also thanks Malaysians for helping authorities enforce the rules under the conditional MCO by posting pictures of possible violations of SOPs, such as large crowds without social distancing in place.

“If these pictures were genuine, we would like to thank you. This is one way to help the authorities monitor the compliance with the SOP,” he said, but cautioned the public to verify material they received before posting.

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