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KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to enforce a partial blockade under the conditional motion control order (CMCO) in most of the peninsula was made because a stricter and bolder approach must be taken before the situation worsens, said the Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
He said that the increase in Covid-19 cases had caused concern and anxiety among the people and that the country could no longer remain under the recovery OLS.
“The special meeting of the National Security Council (MKN) decided to implement the CMCO in all the states of the peninsula, except Perlis, Kelantan and Pahang. Certain localities that have registered very high cases of Covid-19 will be placed under the order of improved movement control, ”he said today in a post on his Facebook page.
Muhyiddin said the interstate travel ban should also be implemented to reduce public movement and social activities in an attempt to break the chain of Covid-19 infections.
He said that the Sarawak government had requested more beds for intensive care rooms and increased capacity for Covid-19 testing in government hospitals.
Penang is one of the nine states and the federal territory where the CMCO applies. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said today in George Town that the CMCO from November 9 to December 6 is crucial to ensuring the long-term economic stability and public health of the country.
He said the state government planned to hold academic discussions to identify more effective methods to combat the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the state.
A meeting of government agencies will take place on Monday on preparations for the implementation of CMCO, he said.
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