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I am out in Malaysia at the moment.
The government enacted the Restricted Movement Act (MCO) on the 18th March and introduced a total lock down throughout the country.
-All businesses to close except essentials (supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience stores) who were/are allowed to open from 8am-5pm. All stores must institute temperature testing before entry and all customers need to line up 2 meters apart whilst waiting to get into the stores.
All stores must close by 5pm in our location (8pm in other locations).
Controlled numbers inside the supermarkets/stores at all times and shoppers have 15-20 minutes to complete their shopping and to line up to pay and to leave.
-All schools/universities/colleges closed
-Road blocks set up at all major roads leading in/out of the major towns/cities. Army has now joined in to help with manpower shortages to enforce the road blocks.
-Civilians not allowed 10km from their homes i.e. do your grocery shopping in your area and do not leave your area
-1 person per household allowed out to purchase groceries and meals if neccessary as there is a 1 person 1 car policy in place.
-All fuel stations only allowed open from 6am-2pm daily. Other locations 8am-8pm within the country.
-Food outlets only allow take away. Allowed open from 6am-5pm. All restaurants doing take out must close at 5pm.
-Face mask use highly recommended by all government/health agencies to reduce spread of the virus from infected to uninfected
-Families not allowed outside the home to walk/exercise. Need to do it within confines of the apartment or the home compound. Dog walking banned.
-Running outside solo banned.
-All parks closed.
-Airports have just shut down as the airline companies too have stopped flying now this past week.,
-Burger King, Pizza Hut, KFC,Dominos and McD are open from 9am-5pm daily (8-8 in other locations)>
This policy seems to be working...we are still getting infected cases on a daily basis and death rate is less than 1.7% and number of recoveries is increasing.
Most of the deaths within 50-90 years of age with health complications or weak immune systems. A few in the mid 30s or 40s. Obesity and underlying health issues also involved in the deaths.
We have about 40 deaths and about 1500-2000 cases only as spread has been contained "early."
Must say the Malaysian Health Department got their act together early on in early February and began preparing by screening vistors arriving/flying in and then starting to enforce a ban on passengers from China early on for our area. Our area has then gone and banned all foreigners from entering the state I am in by mid March and then banned all non essential travel.
The politicians (to their credit) also went ahead with the drastic lock down which I think has saved lives, draconian as it is.
We think the 3 week lock down will be extended till the end of April once it expires on the 14th April (it was extended from 18th March-to 31st March till 14th April).
I think we will be out of the lockdown in June.
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