Strict compliance needed for MCO to slow Covid-19 spread

A man sprays money with alcohol to disinfect it from the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon. Commonly-used items like money, should be disinfected regularly to avoid spreading Covid-19. — AP

In an effort to control the Covid-19 outbreak in Malaysia, the movement control order (MCO) was implemented on March 18 (2020).

However, mandatory social distancing, which is the objective of the MCO, is not the panacea to control this outbreak caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.