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KUALA LUMPUR – Conditional movement restrictions in various parts of Malaysia will be extended for another two weeks after another record number of cases were reported on Monday (October 26).
The decision to extend the conditional movement order (CMCO) in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, as well as in the state of Selangor, was made based on the assessment of health authorities, said Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said officials from the Health Ministry considered some of these areas to be high-risk places.
“Taking this risk into account, the government agreed to extend the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Selangor for an additional 14 days, from October 27 to November 9,” he said in a broadly televised speech. national.
The CMCO in all three areas was first imposed for two weeks on October 14 as the country battled a third wave of Covid-19 infections that followed state elections in Sabah last month.
Although all economic activities are allowed under the CMCO, social activities and travel between districts are prohibited.
Only two people can leave a house at a time. Those who have to cross district borders to work must show their work passes.
The restrictions affect some 7.6 million residents in the Klang Valley, which is made up of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and some districts of Selangor. The area represents 23 percent of the 32 million inhabitants of Malaysia.
The entire state of Sabah has also been under the CMCO since October 13.
On Sunday, the government announced that it will extend it in the state for another two weeks, until November 9.
The latest wave of infections was caused by the two-week campaign leading up to the state elections on September 26, which drew politicians and poll workers from across Malaysia to the country’s easternmost state.
At the time, Sabah was already hit by a spike in Covid-19 cases after an outbreak at a detention center for illegal immigrants.
Politicians and poll workers have been blamed for carrying the virus with them to Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak.
Malaysia reported 1,240 Covid-19 cases on Monday, with seven new deaths. The previous record of 1,228 cases was reported last Saturday (October 24).
To date, Malaysia’s cumulative case count is 27,805, with 236 deaths.
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