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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is reinstating its Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in all but three Peninsular Malaysia states over four weeks as the country continues to fight the resurgence of COVID-19.
The CMCO, which runs from November 9 to December 6, will affect the states of Kedah, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Johor and Terengganu.
The three states not affected by the restrictions are Kelantan, Perlis and Pahang, Chief Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Saturday (November 7).
CMCO’s measures for Sabah, Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur, which were originally scheduled to end on November 9, have also been extended to December 6.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that stricter measures will be implemented in specific locations that see an increase in new cases of COVID-19.
Inter-state travel will also be restricted to reduce general public movement and discourage social activities, it said in a Facebook post.
“With the increase in new cases of COVID-19 in the country, I have ordered that stricter approaches be taken to break the chain of contagion,” he added.
Malaysia reported 1,755 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, its biggest daily increase since the start of the pandemic.
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