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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The decision to allow movement between states would depend on whether daily Covid-19 cases fall to double digits subject to the risk assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health (MINSA), says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the Health Ministry would present the proposal to the Technical Committee and the Special Meeting of the National Security Council chaired by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin before a decision is made.
“If the cases are reduced to double digits, surely the Ministry of Health would recommend … the new proposal to allow interstate travel or otherwise it would be presented by the Ministry of Health.
“We will await the decision and pray that cases continue to fall into double digits as mentioned by the Director General of Health (Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah),” he said at a press conference on the motion control order (MCO). here on Tuesday (March 2).
He was answering a question about when inter-state travel would be allowed if daily Covid-19 cases fall below double digits.
Earlier, Dr. Noor Hisham was reported to have said that the Health Ministry expected daily Covid-19 cases to drop to double digits in May.
At the press conference, Ismail Sabri announced that interdistrict travel is allowed in all states except Sabah as of March 5, however, interstate travel is still not allowed.
When asked if the act of inciting the public to refuse Covid-19 vaccination was a crime, Ismail Sabri said that the action was a violation of the Emergency Ordinance and could be considered sabotage with the intention of intimidating the public.
“Yesterday the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) made a statement, the Inspector General of Police, the Deputy Inspector General of Police had said in statements that it is a crime and that action can be taken.
“Then, through the amended Emergency Ordinance, immediate action can be taken against the source of fake news,” he said.
Previously, it was reported that Police Inspector General Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said that any individual who incited or spread false news to the public not to take the Covid-19 vaccine could be prosecuted under the Sedition Act. – Bernama
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