Nationwide MCO right move: WHO

KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to place Malaysia again under a movement control order (MCO) starting today until June 7 has been deemed the right move to curb the increasingly rapid spread of Covid-19 in the country.

World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore Dr Jacqueline Lo Ying-Ru said the measure is important as the capacity of hospital utilisation has reached a critical level with the increase in daily cases, Bernama reported.

She said Malaysians have no choice but to limit contact among the public by adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOP) to curb the spread of Covid-19.

“We are crossing the red line when hospital wards and intensive care units are filling up. When more healthcare workers are getting infected, there is a risk that the healthcare system will collapse,” she said when contacted by phone during Bernama TV’s Mid-day Update programme yesterday.