CM: Penang does not need to implement EMCO as spread of Covid-19 in state under control
Friday, 17 Apr 2020 02:43 PM MYTPenang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said that a total of 119 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in Penang with only one death to date.― Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
“According to the state Health Department, the spread of the disease is under control in the state and closely monitored through the close cooperation of all agencies under the Covid-19 Special Task Force and Penang state security committee,” he said during his speech at the state legislative assembly today.
“Since the spread of this pandemic, the state government has received continuous contributions and cash including food, personal protective equipment and daily necessities for the frontliners,” he said. “All government agencies and departments, whether state or federal, no longer work in silo but instead are cooperating to successfully stop the rise in Covid-19 cases in the state. This is the outcome of a whole-of-government effort,” he said.
He said health experts have predicted that the pandemic will not end for at least another 18 months so the people, government and businesses will need to change the way things are done.
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