PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has urged the government to begin implementing necessary lockdown measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
Its secretary-general J. Solomon said Malaysia now has the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia, after 190 new cases were recorded on Sunday , bringing the total to 428 cases.
"Restaurants, stalls, coffee shops and bistros continue to open till wee hours of the day with little regard for sanitation and cleanliness or the hygiene of their patrons.Solomon said Italy, France, and the United States have declared an emergency, with varying degrees of lockdown within their borders.
"Lockdowns has become a common word in many countries affected by Covid 19, such as the US, Italy, France and China.
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