With residents too old to cook, authorities told to allow food aid into PJ areas under lockdown | Malay Mail

Wednesday, 13 May 2020 05:51 AM MYTAn elderly citizen is pictured at Petaling Jaya Old Town during the enhanced movement control order May 12, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

“Many of them are elderly people, and refrain from sugar consumption. But in the list of items sent to them, there is rice, sugar and flour,” said the worker who requested anonymity. “Yesterday they tried to send cooked meals but after much negotiation and informing of the situation of their parents, they were turned away,” she toldIt will be the third day that the parts of PJ Old Town surrounding the famous Jalan Othman wet market were placed under the enhanced movement control order .

However, long-time resident Wong Ai Kwok, 82, insisted it is not necessary for the authorities to cordon off such a huge area when only a small part of the residential area is affected by the Covid-19 infection.“There had been no cases reported in this area and none of us locals are infected,” said Wong, when met outside her house which was surrounded by barbed wire.“Now we cannot even order food from the shops nearby because they are not allowed to deliver to us.

A resident collects cartons of eggs through barbed wire fencing on Jalan Pasar 1/21 in Petaling Jaya Old Town May 12, 2020. — Picture by Soo Wern Jun

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In many situations, a technically can be solved with negotiation and understanding.Rules are adaptable and can be better enforced if the PICs and residents come to an understanding. Have various approved checkpoints and items sanitised. Enforcement with both empathy and firmness

This is very pitiful. saifuddinabd IsmailSabri60 AzminAli MuhyiddinYassin DGHisham RinaMohdHarun U have 2 make sure they do get food meds n help. Noone should starve or families suffer abuse. In such lockdowns noone can reach d sufferng from having no food, abuse n meds.

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