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BUTTERWORTH: The road leading to the island at the Penang Bridge entrance was very congested on the first day of the conditional movement control order (MCO).
A check for The star Monday morning he found the 5 km stretch from the Seberang Jaya – Juru junction packed with motorists entering the island.
Although there was a police check during rush hour, staff were only seen checking motorists to obtain their clearance letters around 9:30 a.m.
Factory worker Ahmad Arif Roslan, 35, said he did not expect the road to be so congested due to the closure of schools.
“Fortunately, I was not late for work,” he said.
Congestion on the highway only began to ease around 11.15am.
On Saturday, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had announced that conditional MCOs would be imposed in all states of Peninsular Malaysia except Kelantan, Perlis and Pahang from November 9 to December 6.
He said the decision was made after the Health Ministry found that there had been a significant increase in Covid-19 cases, as well as the rate of infections in Kedah, Penang, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor and Terengganu. .
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