MAY 11 — We empathise with the government for the difficult decision it has to make on the “no balik kampung” for Hari Raya, Hari Gawai and Pesta Kaamatan because of the Covid-19 pandemic. “With a heavy heart, I would like to apologise in advance to all those who want to celebrate Hari Raya...
Monday, 11 May 2020 02:18 PM MYT
“With a heavy heart, I would like to apologise in advance to all those who want to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Hari Gawai and Kaamatan this year but we are not allowing any interstate travel to celebrate these upcoming festivals,” theEarlier in the week , the Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had said that the government had decided to disallow visiting family and friends as there was no way it could ensure that social distancing is practised at respective households.
By comparison, Singapore’s “circuit breaker” — the equivalent of the MCO here — which seeks to break the chain of infection, has clear restrictions on leaving or entering a place of residence and a clear prohibition that an individual must not permit any other individual to enter his or her ordinary place of residence for any reason.
So, “no balik kampung” applies to interstate and not intrastate. And house visits are allowed but limited to only 20 people at the same place and time.I think the baseline rule should be to stay at home as has always been advised by the Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The regulations then should provide for exceptions to the rule or otherwise provide for permitted activities, with breaking the chain of infection the uppermost consideration.
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