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KUALA LUMPUR: Updates on the conditional motion control order (CMCO) imposed in various states will be announced no later than Friday, Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.
At a press conference today, Ismail Sabri said the government will decide whether the CMCO should be lifted or extended sometime this week.
This will be on the advice of the Ministry of Health, after it has conducted health assessments in the affected states.
The CMCO for Selangor, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, Labuan, Kelantan, Perak, Penang and Negeri Sembilan is scheduled to end on December 6.
“December 6 is this Sunday. So, I think I’ll make the announcement on Friday. God willing, it will be done sooner so that people can make the necessary arrangements, ”Ismail said.
Ismail also announced that an Enhanced MCO (EMCO) will be applied in Zone A, Taman Klebang Jaya and Taman Pinji Mewah in Ipoh, Perak from December 1-14.
He said this comes after the Health Ministry raised concerns about the increase in Covid-19 cases at the Kamaya and Salutica factories in the area.
“Based on the risk assessments carried out, the ministry has confirmed that Covid-19 infections involving workers in both factories have spread to their homes,” Ismail said, adding that the closure in the two areas will affect to a total of 9,964 residents.
“The implementation of this EMCO is to decrease the infectivity rate among the community and allow the ministry to carry out specific tests on all residents of these two localities.”
He added that Kampung Desa Bajau and Kampung Dasar Baru in Lahad Datu, as well as the Sibuga Temporary Detention Center in Sandakan, Sabah, will also be under EMCO from December 2-15.
The closure at the two Lahad Datu towns will involve 4,934 residents, while the EMCO at the Sibuga temporary detention center will affect 1,104 detainees and 105 employees.
Meanwhile, Ismail said that the EMCO in Putra Point, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan and the Maahad Al-Yahyawiah government-assisted religious school in Padang Rengas, Kuala Kangsar, Perak will end today as scheduled.
This is after the Health Ministry confirmed that no new cases had been detected in these areas in the past four days.
On the daily enforcement against those who committed crimes related to MCO, Ismail said that 741 people were arrested yesterday by the police. Of that number, 720 received compound fines and 21 in preventive detention.
Most of them were sanctioned for participating in activities in entertainment centers, not observing physical distancing and not wearing masks.
Authorities also detained 27 undocumented immigrants yesterday as part of Ops Benteng’s ongoing campaign.
He added that 687 people from various countries returned to Malaysia yesterday, all of whom are currently in mandatory quarantine.
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