Top Glove, which has also had to temporarily close 28 of its factories in Klang amid the spike of infections among its workers there, had previously estimated that a three-week closure would result in a 3% drop in its annual revenue.The 28 factories represent about 50% of its production capacity.

The MoH has so far screened 5,805 of Top Glove's workers and found 3,406 of them to be positive for Covid-19.

Ismail said all Top Glove workers involved in the cluster will be issued Home Surveillance Order (HSO) for 14 days, and will wear wristbands for surveillance, have daily health checks, and undergo a repeat Covid-19 test on the 13th day of their HSO.Those who are required to be under quarantine will not be allowed to work until their screening test results come out negative and the HSO release given.He added that all costs for the workers' Covid-19 screening, quarantine facilities and related food, transport and accommodation costs will be borne by their employer, Top Glove.

The risk assessment by the Ministry of Health (MoH) found that the positive rate in this area is still high whereby there are still new positive cases detected among employees through the second screening tests.Besides that, the MoH found that the negative cases in this cluster are still at risk and a second screening test is underway," he said today during his daily press briefing

The Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) at Top Glove Corp Bhd's worker dormitories in Meru, Klang has been extended for 14 days from tomorrow until Dec 14.
Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the decision to extend the EMCO was made due to the persistent high rate of positive Covid-19 cases among the workers there

Top Glove said yesterday it "will continue to engage with [the] authorities on this matter".
Top Glove’s statement followed the Malaysian government’s move to enforce the act since last Thursday. News reports quoted Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as saying last Wednesday that employers who flout the Ministry of Human Resources’ (MoHR) regulations would be fined RM50,000 per worker.

Top Glove, the exercise to further improve the company’s workers’ living conditions began in July 2020 and is expected to be completed by December 2020. Efforts to source for more accommodations and improve existing worker accommodations are ongoing, the company said.
As of yesterday, It was understood that the department had not notified Top Glove of any follow-up action by the authorities after the Ipoh factory workers’ accommodation visit last Thursday

Six have been occupied, while another two are in the process of being set up for workers. The exercise to move workers in is ongoing and expected to be completed by early December, Top Glove said

Top Glove wishes to clarify that we are in the process of improving the living quarters of our workers to meet the requirements under the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446). Part of our efforts towards this for our workers in Ipoh is the rental of eight units of new shoplot hostels.

With regard to a visit by the Department of Labour of Peninsular Malaysia to our Ipoh factory workers’ accommodations yesterday (Thursday), we wish to inform that Top Glove will be extending its fullest cooperation to the relevant authorities.

Among the offences were the company’s failure to obtain an accommodation acknowledgement letter from our department, overcrowding and unsanitary conditions, Mohd Asri was quoted as telling reporters when met outside the hostel then.Last Friday, Top Glove confirmed in a statement that the department visited the company’s Ipoh factory workers’ accommodations on the previous day

Last Thursday, it was reported that the Department of Labour of Peninsular Malaysia on that day found a glove manufacturer in Ipoh, Perak to be in violation of the act.It was reported that the department’s labour standards director Mohd Asri Abdul Wahab said several offences were revealed during the raid on the company’s foreign worker hostel.

Thursday (Nov 26), it was reported that the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia had on that day found a glove manufacturer in Ipoh, Perak to be in violation of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act.It was reported that the department’s labour standards director Mohd Asri Abdul Wahab said several offences were revealed during the raid on the company’s foreign worker hostel.

We have not been notified and will continue to engage with authorities on this matter. This was Top Glove Corp Bhd’s response today to query on whether the authorities have notified the rubber glove manufacturer on the RM50,000-per-worker penalty imposed on companies for breaching the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) in Malaysia

MoH always took a serious view of incidents regarding the rise in Covid-19 transmissions in workplaces, as manpower, be it foreign or local, is a valuable asset for any company or organisation.

Malaysia reported today 1,309 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and three deaths due to the pandemic, as Kuala Lumpur (KL) registered the highest number of new daily fresh cases at 493.
In a statement today, health director general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the 1,309 newly-reported infected individuals brought the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country so far to 64,485.

were several factors which contributed to the transmission of infectious diseases among workers including places of accommodation, personal hygiene, as well as the environment of the accommodation and workplaces.

Seeing how the issue of Covid-19 infection among foreign workers has become an important matter that needs to be addressed, the Ministry of Health (MoH) urges employers to play a bigger role in jointly tackling it.As such, the MOH welcomes the enforcement action under Act 446 by the Human Resources Ministry on employers who fail to comply with the provisions of the Act.

Covid-19: Malaysia reports 1,309 new cases; KL the biggest contributor

The issue of crowded and confined accommodation of foreign workers needs to be tackled immediately to ensure it does cause the spread of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.He said this was in line with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446).

On the Hilir cluster, he said it involved four districts in Kelantan, namely Kota Bharu, Tumpat, Bachok and Pasir Puteh.The index case was reported Covid-19 positive on Nov 24 from screening a symptomatic individual and so far, a total of 975 individuals were tested with 21 cases confirmed positive.Dr Noor Hisham said with the additional four new clusters, the total clusters reported as of today was 359, with 183 clusters active.Meanwhile, he said the Megah cluster involving Sandakan district in Sabah was declared closed today, bringing total clusters closed to 176.

Yayasan cluster in Klang district, Selangor, the index case was confirmed Covid-19 positive on Nov 20, also from screening symptomatic individuals and to date, 190 people were tested with 21 cases confirmed positive.

The Health Ministry has detected four new Covid-19 clusters today, one each in Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, Selangor and Kelantan, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
the cluster was known as the Tapak Bina Sungai Mulia cluster in Titiwangsa district in which the early cases were confirmed positive today, as a result of workplace screening at a construction site.
To date, a total of 124 people were tested, of which 23 were confirmed Covid-19 positive,.

Ismail Sabri said since July 24 until yesterday, 77,211 individuals have returned home and of the total, 10,611 individuals were undergoing mandatory quarantine, 405 individuals had been sent to hospitals for treatment, while 66,195 were allowed to go home.

Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the matter was decided, after risk assessments were conducted by the Health Ministry (MoH) in the two areas.
As of Nov 27, MoH confirmed there are still 109 active cases in Kampung Numbak, while the Telipok Settlement has 136 active cases.

The Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) scheduled to end today in Kampung Numbak and the Telipok settlement in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, has been extended to Dec 13.