KUALA LUMPUR : Plantation industry players have stepped up measures to help curb the spread of COVID-19 by requiring employees who may have been exposed to the contagion prior to the enforcement of the Movement Control Order to self-quarantine.
The organisations include the Malaysian Palm Oil Association, Malaysian Estate Owners Association, East Malaysia Planters Association and Sarawak Oil Palm Planters Association. According to them, following the announcement of the MCO on March 18, they collectively agreed to, and instructed their members to adhere to stringent safety and security standard in all estates, mills and refinery operations, over and above those announced by the Health Ministry and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board.
"We are informed that contact tracing and monitoring of the situation in this estate is being managed effectively.