Penang prefers targeted MCO


A BALANCE must be struck between health and economic security should a decision be made to reintroduce the movement control order (MCO) in the state, said Penang local government committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo (pic).

He said any decision by the federal authority should be based on the state Health Department’s data and track record of the state government in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

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