COVID-19 conditional movement control order reinstated across all states in Peninsular Malaysia, aside from Perlis, Pahang and Kelantan
08 November, 2020
Malaysia is reinstating its conditional movement control order (CMCO) across all but three states in Peninsular Malaysia for a month, as the united states continues to battle a resurgence of COVID-19.
The CMCO, that will run from Nov 9 to Dec 6, will affect the states of Kedah, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Johor and Terengganu.
The three states not damaged by the restrictions are Kelantan, Perlis and Pahang, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Saturday (Nov 7).
CMCO measures for Sabah, Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur, that have been originally scheduled to end on Nov 9, are also extended to Dec 6.
“The enforcement of the CMCO will permit the Ministry of Health to conduct targeted screenings and reduce movements locally, apart from curbing the spread of COVID-19 in these states,” he said.
Beneath the CMCO, all schools, institutions of higher learning, skills training institutes, pre-schools and tahfiz centres will be closed, said Ismail Sabri. Religious activities at mosques and surau will be dependant on state religious authorities.
All social and cultural activities including at entertainment centres and nightclubs are also prohibited beneath the CMCO, but economical activities can operate as usual based on the set standard operation procedures, he added.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said stricter measures will be implemented at specific spots that record a spike in new COVID-19 cases.
Inter-state travel will also be restricted so that you can decrease the movement of everyone and discourage social activities, he said in a Facebook post.
"Because of the increase of new COVID-19 cases in the united states, I have ordered that more strict approaches be studied to break the chain of infection," he added.
Sarawak deputy chief minister Douglas Uggah Embas said in a separate statement that the district of Kuching will undergo the CMCO for two weeks.
Inter-state travel in Sarawak will be permitted except for Kuching and all travel from Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Labuan is prohibited, he added.
MCO BEING CONSIDERED FOR SABAH
Ismail Sabri said the National Security Council is currently assessing whether to impose a movement control order (MCO) throughout Sabah in view of the continuously high number of new COVID-19 cases there.
Malaysia first implemented the MCO in March to rein in the spread of COVID-19. Beneath the partial lockdown, non-essential businesses and schools were shut while domestic and international travel was prohibited.
People wearing face masks look for clothes at an open market area in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Nov 3, 2020. (Photo: AP/Vincent Thian)
He added that the council and health ministry are anticipated to table and announce a decision on the problem on Monday.
"Virtually all districts in Sabah have already been declared red zones ... we've been asked by the Prime Minister to carry a particular technical committee meeting to generate a thorough study in deciding the typical operating procedures and its impact from various aspects," he said.
Malaysia on Saturday reported 1,168 new COVID-19 cases and three fatalities. It is the fifth consecutive day the country has registered a lot more than 1,000 new daily infections.
On Friday, Malaysia recorded its biggest daily rise since the start of pandemic with 1,755 cases. A lot more than 1,000 of the infections were from Sabah.
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