Search

Some people acting like everything’s normal

Facebook
Twitter
WhatsApp
Telegram
Email
Senior citizens patronising the Old Folks Street.

MIRI: Despite the announcement of the movement control order on Tuesday following the spike of Covid-19 cases, some members of the public could still be seen patronising eateries in the city centre yesterday.

A brief check conducted by New Sarawak Tribune on Day One of the order discovered that people were still eating and enjoying their breakfast at eateries. Most were senior citizens.  

At Old Folks Street nearby Persiaran Kabor here, dozens of senior citizens were enjoying themselves sitting, chatting and playing traditional Chinese chess, and having breakfast.

Traffic flow is smooth on Day One.

Although eateries in the area offered takeaways, some took the opportunity to sit on the benches nearby and spend their time together reading newspapers as if business was usual.

Meanwhile, Miri OCPD ACP Lim Meng Seah told New Sarawak Tribune that stern action would be taken against those who did not comply with the order.

“I have instructed my men to carry out patrols around the city centre, covering public places such as coffeeshops, to make sure that the public avoid any mass gathering as part of the government’s effort to contain the spread of the virus,” said ACP Lim.

No more face masks and sanitisers.

Meanwhile, some pharmacies had run out of face masks and hand sanitisers.

One of the pharmacies disclosed that there were no stocks for the past few weeks.

Meanwhile, some fast food restaurants here are offering food delivery services to customers.

Some of them are still open as usual but have carried out precautionary measures like creating some space between customers in the queue whenever they line up to order.

Download from Apple Store or Play Store.