今年1月底,总理李显龙曾表示身体不适时才需要戴口罩。不过他在今午(3日)的直播中,坦言政府重新思考对口罩的建议。 “之前建议民众不适才戴口罩,当时还没有社群传播,且政府仍给每户家庭四张口罩。但如今社群中可能仍有未发现的感染者,也可能传染给人,故此世卫组织和美国传染病中心也在重新检讨。但目前也有证据显示,冠状病毒19感染者也可能没出现症状,仍会把病毒传给他人。 故此,对于那些可能已被感染而不自知的,穿戴口罩也可保护他人。也能让年长者获得更好的保护。 不过他指出,我们仍需要把手术口罩留给前线医护人员。而周日政府将发布可循环使用的口罩给群众,他也赞许社区先前自发发布口罩给有需要的人。 李显龙强调,不管有没有戴口罩,都需要勤洗手保持安全距离。
针对当前国内的冠状病毒19疫情局势,总理宣布将采取更严谨措施长达一个月,包括所有非必要服务领域的工作场所都必须关闭,且降落时全面的居家学习,以减少群众接触,防堵疫情。 过去几周冠病确诊增加,政府密切关注疫情发展。他感谢国人合作和遵守规定。尽管局势仍在控制内,但除非采取更多措施,他担忧疫情将更为严峻,故此当前必须立即采取决断性的措施,避免病毒扩散。 他表示巴刹、超市等还是能买到日常用品、蔬菜肉类等,民众仍可向摊主买食物想用。 “除了必要服务如银行、医院、诊所公用事业、交通、餐饮业、超市和巴刹等,提供非必要服务的工作场所将关闭。” 至于工地、船厂等,由于无法在家办公,这些住在宿舍的工友政府将另行安排。从下周二开始,他表示雇主需确保雇员们都呆在家办公,减少接触。 与此同时,下周三起将落实完全的居家学习。他表示,本周居家学习进行顺利。从下周三开始。所有学前教育和托尔中心将关闭,但对于那些需工作、且无法安排人手照顾孩子的家长,当局会提供协助。 此外也将加强安全距离措施,当前应尽量避免和他人接触社交,除了与同住的家人以外,应避免与其他亲属或朋友接触、串门,暂时把住所定在一个地点。 如果在必要领域服务、去买东西或外带食物、在社区运动,但要减少接触。 “如果减少出门、避免接触,就能防止病毒传播”他也提及,例如在小贩中心和巴刹或很难落实安全距离特别是周末期间,但呼吁民众改变习惯,例如在工作日期间去买菜。 他理解人们需要社交、亲友陪伴等,但希望大家明白当前措施能防堵病毒、保护家人特别是那些年长者。例如政府已经取消了大部分的乐龄活动。
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