Putrajaya KKM mengadakan perbincangan bersama Kementerian Pengangkutan berhubung langkah menangani penularan wabak Covid-19 di kalangan anak kapal atau kru penerbangan.
Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah berkata, perbincangan itu antara lain memperketatkan saringan ke atas anak kapal yang mempunyai sejarah perjalanan ke destinasi tertentu.
"Perkara ini telah dibincangkan. Kita juga melihat anak-anak kapal tidak singgah atau bermalam di tempat tertentu dan mereka kembali. "Jadi kita akan melihat sama ada mereka ada gejala atau tidak," katanya dalam sidang media harian Covid-19 di Putrajaya, hari ini. Selain itu, beliau berkata, anak kapal juga perlu diuji dan disaring sekiranya ada penumpang positif Covid-19.
"Kalau ada penumpang yang positif, kita akan menjejaki mereka iaitu penumpang dan juga memaklumkan kepada anak kapal terbabit," katanya.Semua anak kapal yang pulang ke negara ini perlu menjalani tempoh kuarantin selama 14 hari seperti yang dijalani oleh rakyat Malaysia yang kembali dari luar negara.
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