Total Lockdown, Are You Sure?

 

MY SAY

Many people are debating on the issue of EMCO v FMCO v MCO1.

The current implementation of the FMCO or Total Lockdown is still questionable whether it will be effective to bring down the virus.

For me, the best is MCO1 – the implementation is strict to the point of ‘all’ activities are stopped if you are serious of getting the numbers dropped drastically.

According to politician Wong Kah Woh - the biggest question for now for Ipoh folks is that some difference between FMCO and EMCO SOP. EMCO is tighter that is only one can go out and buy things. No jogging is allowed. FMCO – allows two people to go out and jogging is allowed. He advised “Just follow whichever is tighter”.

 

 

Jogging is an issue many debated – jogging and exercises are allowed in open areas around one’s housing area with 2metre distancing from 7am to 8pm. How to ensure 2-metre distance is practiced by the people The word ‘exercises’ is rather loose – does it mean non-contact exercise? Does it include cycling?

Lewis Kow, a service crew commented - in fact, it’s better to stay home during this period…instead of going for exercises.

Photography is not allowed is peculiar. I suppose media members can still take photographs for the purpose of media – if we show them our name cards/tag we are from media organisations.

Jahabar Sadiq, editor, said that Malaysia is strictly locked down again, maybe longer, and one of the casualities is photography. Which means one can’t get scenes like this because all forms of photography Is banned, reasons which remain a mystery to all. Perhaps it’s the best. We need to cut down on unnecessary movements to bring down the number.

 

 

Anthony Law, lawyer, who enjoys taking photographs of scenery also wonders why photography is not allowed as it is normally an individual act.

Another question is activities are open from 8am to 8pm. By 8pm everyone is advised to be at home yet it is not considered a ‘curfew’. That means people can still moved around in town even after 8pm as it is not curfew.

This time around (FMCO) kindergarten is not allowed to open except to serve children whose parents are both frontliners or in essential services. Another words, kindergarten can still do business limited to frontliners’ children.

What do you think? Is some of the ‘changes’ in the list of do and don’t acceptable?