Chow: No feedback was collected

GEORGE TOWN: No feedback was collected from the states on how the conditional movement control order (MCO) and standard operating procedure (SOP) should be done, the Penang Chief Minister has claimed.

Chow Kon Yeow said as a result, the state government decided not to allow businesses to resume operations yesterday.

Addressing the public in his Sunday live online briefing, Chow said during the National Security Council (NSC) meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on April 28, council members, including all state leaders, were informed that the Federal Government would obtain feedback from each state on the SOP needed for businesses to reopen. But this did not happen.

“So we decided to implement the Penang gradual recovery strategy, ” said Chow, adding that it was in accordance with instructions from the NSC and Health Ministry.

He said the strategy by the state Special Security Committee was based on adjustments to ensure public health and safety, as well as the well-being of the state’s economy.