KUCHING: Further extension of the current movement control order (MCO) is necessary prior to implementing conditional MCO in the state.
In stating this, Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang pointed out that an additional two or three weeks of extended MCO was vital for the safety and lives of Sarawakians.
He added the current figures and data on the number of Covid-19 cases had not improved to support the relaxation of the current MCO measures.
“The curve has not yet flattened. The most worrying thing is that the cases in Sarawak are predominantly sporadic,” he said, adding the figures had suggested that most cases were “locally transmitted” and not from any imported cluster cases.
Idris said due to the circumstances, it was therefore too soon to allow the implementation of CMCO for the time being.
In strengthening his case, he said some experts in the medical field might vouch the basis of fear of rebounds and further compounding of the problems that could ensue following the move with “an even more resilient, mutated version of the virus”.
“Japan and China, to mention a few, are facing new waves of the virus after prematurely lifting their lockdowns.”
Idris commended the move by the state government to assess the situation in Sarawak before considering the recent move by the federal government to implement the CMCO.
“I beseech the state government to consider holding on to the present MCO or even tightening and beefing up the efforts to enforce it.
“As an adage truly says, ‘It is better to be safe than sorry’. Equally true, ‘Prevention is better than cure’,” he added.
