SHAH ALAM, 3 Oct 2020:
The Selangor government has announced several measures to tackle the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in the state.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the main approach would be the offering of free targeted testing for Selangor residents with a history of having travelled to Sabah between Sept 20 and 26.
“The screening can be done at all branches of the Selcare Clinic owned by the state government’s subsidiary, Selgate Healthcare Sdn Bhd, by producing their return flight documents from Sabah as well as proof of permanent residency (water and electric bill) in Selangor,” he said in a statement yesterday.
He said affected individuals could go the clinics beginning Sunday (Oct 4) by referring to the locations of the nearest clinic via the website https://selcareclinic.com/our-clinics/, while special arrangements would be made for screenings to be carried out at community halls in the Kuala Selangor district at a date to be decided later.
At the same time, he also announced restaurants with bars in Selangor would only be allowed to operate up to 11pm daily beginning today (Oct 3) while all types of nightclubs and bars are still prohibited from operating.
“The state government also does not encourage any big conferences or gatherings, with the number of participants allowed not exceeding 250 people at any one time.”
He said the state Covid-19 operations room operating hours would also be extended to 7pm while the online check-in system SELangkah (Langkah Masuk Dengan Selamat) had been upgraded with new features.
Separately, Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh has confirmed three of its officers – who were on duty in the Sabah state election – have tested positive for Covid-19.
Abdul Ghani said the three were receiving treatment at the Sungah Buloh Hospital in Selangor while all the other EC officers involved in the election had been ordered to undergo 14-day home quarantine.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah yesterday said the Health Ministry would make it compulsory for all EC officers on duty in Tawau, Semporna, Lahad Datu and Kunak to undergo Covid-19 screening.
“There is a possibility we may find that those returning from Sabah, especially those who served in Tawau, Semporna, Lahad Datu and Kunak, are likely to be infected.
“So, we’re implementing screening and they must stay (quarantined) at home. If tested positive, they will be hospitalised.”
– Bernama