SONG: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi lauded the efforts and measures taken by government agencies in working together to curb the spread of Covid-19.
He said the standard operating procedures (SOPs) guidelines set by the government should be complied with and non-compliance would result in endangering the lives of family members and the local community, especially here.
He said this at the closing of the Sepakat@Komuniti Programme, Cultivating New Norms: Break the Covid-19 Chain at Rumah Kanyan Banta, Ulu Lajan Song here, on Saturday (Oct 17).
The programme organised by the Song District Information Department aims to provide awareness to the public to continue working together with the government, especially health workers and law enforcement officers to break the Covid-19 chain.
Apart from that, Nanta said it also serves to create strategic cooperation between ministries, departments, agencies, corporate sectors and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in conveying the message of cultivating new norms consistently and continuously among the community.
He added the programme also aims to cultivate the new norm and that existing SOPs are complied with to become common practise for the community, especially in Kapit, and Song in particular.
On SOP compliance, Nanta, who is also Kapit MP, advised the public to always wear face masks while in public, practice social distancing and to regularly wash their hands with water and soap or through the use of hand sanitisers.
Meanwhile, State Information Department assistant director Petrus Ngalih Tingi explained that the programme aims to strengthen the efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 through early preventive measures.
Earlier, local residents were also presented with a talk from Song Health Clinic and Song District Fire Department in addition to being briefed by Song District Education officers on current issues.
