JAKARTA - History today, six years ago, on March 22, 2020, the Malaysian government also deployed the military to enforce the policy of quarantine (lockdown) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This option was carried out so that all Malaysians should not travel and gather.
Previously, the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic was considered trivial. Malaysians were too. This condition made daily activities run as usual. The disaster came. The number of infections increased sharply and brought panic.
The presence of the COVID-19 pandemic brought two reactions. Many countries consider the COVID-19 pandemic as a threat. However, not a few also consider the corona virus to be a common flu. They think there is no need to be afraid of the virus from Wuhan.
Efforts to downplay the corona pandemic are also massive. Take an example in Malaysia. The COVID-19 pandemic has been detected entering Malaysia since the beginning of January. However, all residents are still carrying out activities as usual.
The tablig akbar event still takes place. Take the example of the tablig akbar on February 27 to March 1. The event was attended by up to 16 thousand people. Hundreds of people were later found to be positive for corona. As a result, the tablig akbar crowd became the center of a new COVID-19 transmission.
The Malaysian government is panicking. They consider the efforts to combat the corona virus that are being carried out can anticipate the transmission of the virus. However, all the efforts made were missed. The owner of the power does not have many other choices.
They began to think of other options, such as what countries in Europe did, such as quarantining the region. The option was considered to have a high risk. Quarantine in the region will make Malaysia a closed territory.
The economic wheel can be disrupted, even destroyed. The Malaysian government also understands this. The quarantine option for the region was also implemented from March 18 to March 31, 2020.
"This movement control order is made under the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act 1988 and the Police Act 1967. To enforce this ban, all places of worship and places of business must be closed, except for convenience stores (supermarkets), grocery stores, public markets, shops and convenience stores selling daily necessities,"
"For those who have just returned from abroad, they are asked to undergo a health examination and carry out voluntary quarantine (or self quarantine) for 14 days. I am aware that brothers and sisters may feel that the actions taken by the government cause difficulties and difficulties for brothers and sisters to carry out daily life," said Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yasin as quoted by the ANTARA page, March 22, 2020.
Efforts to quarantine the region were massive. However, the Malaysian government felt that people's compliance must be upheld. The role of the police is considered less. This condition makes the government involve the military to maintain the course of the quarantine area on March 22, 2020.
As a result, the military and police carried out joint patrols. They began to walk the streets to ensure full compliance. Those who violate will be prosecuted.
The government also promised to check many people involved in tablig akbar so that they would not become a center for the spread of the corona virus. The check-up was carried out in order to find out how far the virus transmission took place.
"Although the police say compliance is now 90 percent, 10 percent is not a small number," said Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as quoted by the ANTARA website, March 22, 2020.
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