Rapid Rail today confirmed that a transit officer on their MRT Kajang Line tested positive for COVID-19!
Find out what happened, and what you should do if you were on the MRT Kajang Line recently!
Transit Officer On MRT Kajang Line Positive For COVID-19
On 25 October 2020, Rapid Rail announced that a transit officer (also known as the train operator) of their MRT Kajang Line tested positive for COVID-19.
This transit officer last worked on 21 October 2020, and tested positive yesterday, 24 October 2020. He is currently being quarantined in the Sungai Buloh Hospital.
Rapid Rail conducted a deep cleaning and disinfection of that transit officer’s work place according to MOH guidelines.
They also cleaned all of their MRT trains, according to existing protocol to sanitise them every night after they stop operating.
All other Rapid Rail employees who were identified as close contacts of the affected transit officer were placed under self-quarantine for 14 days, and asked to undergo COVID-19 testing.
According to the statement, both MRT and Rapid Bus continue to be safe to use. But passengers are reminded to strictly follow the SOP, including :
- properly wearing a face mask at all times
- maintaining good hand hygiene using a hand sanitiser
- recording their body temperature, and
- signing in the physical logbook, or using MySejahtera
COVID-19 Positive MRT Transit Officer : Should You Be Concerned?
Since the MRT is “driverless”, there is little interaction between passengers and MRT staff, so the risk of infection is low.
As per MOH guidelines, they will be performing contact tracing, and contacting those who came in close contact with the affected employees.
If you happened to be in close contact with the employee from 18 to 22 October 2020, you will be contacted and asked to undergo self-quarantine and a screening test.
This infection reinforces the importance of contact tracing, and the MySejahtera mobile app which logs the movements of its users.
While public premises offer physical logbooks, we highly recommend that you use the MySejahtera mobile app, because it allows for easier and faster contact tracing.
Using the MySejahtera mobile app also obviates the need to sign a physical logbook, which usually means using a shared pen – an unnecessary risk factor.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is easily destroyed by soap, so the deep cleaning operation will definitely clean the outlet of any infectious particles.
But most important of all – we need to remember to always wear a face mask in public. Face masks have been proven to prevent the spread and reduce the risk of being infected.
COVID-19 : How To Keep Safe!
Here are a few simple steps to stay safe :
- Avoid suspected cases or disease hotpots, like hospitals, if possible!
- Avoid public events and crowds
- Keep our hands clean with soap or hand sanitiser
- Keep our home, office, vehicles, etc. clean
- If you need to wear a surgical mask, make sure you put it on and remove it properly!
- Wash your food with water (and soap) after purchase and before preparation
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