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Malaysia will expand its conditional movement control order (CMCO) starting tomorrow to nine of its 13 states after a record 1,755 new coronavirus infections were recorded last Friday.
Schools and entertainment venues must remain closed, while the hours of operation of restaurants, various stores and convenience stores will be restricted from 6 am to 10 pm, among other restrictions.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday that the National Security Council agreed to impose the restrictions until December 6 as “the rise in new Covid-19 infections has generated concern and anxiety among the public and we can no longer remain in the recovery movement control order (RMCO) “.
Malaysia had relaxed restrictions on economic and social activities in June under the RMCO after three months of restrictions had reduced daily infections to double digits.
But after the new conglomerates in Sabah were exacerbated by state polls on Sept. 26, the country has nearly quadrupled its cumulative Covid-19 case count.
Sabah was then submitted to the CMCO on October 13, before Selangor and the federal capitals Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, collectively known as the Klang Valley, joined the easternmost state the next day. This prohibits travel between districts, except for work and emergency reasons.
Several districts were also added in Negeri Sembilan, the state south of Selangor, late last month.
The CMCO was expected to extend beyond the previous expiration of November 9 after the government reminded Malaysians last Thursday that those who celebrate Deepavali next weekend in the affected locations will not be able to travel outside of their districts to meet with relatives.
Those outside will also not be able to visit loved ones within the restricted areas.
But the expansion to all states except Sarawak on the island of Borneo, Perlis and Kelantan in the north, and Pahang on the east coast of the peninsula, puts almost the entire country back under restrictions that have paralyzed retail and trade. hospitality.
Although most economic activity is allowed to continue, those who serve clients in person have been affected by requirements to limit the number of clients.
Domestic tourism had also seen a small recovery during RMCO, but the CMCO ban on inter-state travel has again staggered hoteliers.
Another 1,168 new coronavirus infections were reported yesterday, bringing the count to nearly 40,000. Three new deaths brought the total deaths to 282, more than half of which occurred in Sabah.
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CMCO: what is allowed, what is not
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1 Interdistrict and interstate travel is not allowed under the conditional motion control order (CMCO), with the exception of emergencies. Those who have to travel to another district for work must present letters of authorization obtained from their employers.
2 Schools in the affected areas will remain closed. They include kindergartens, primary, secondary, private schools, and ministry-registered teacher training institutes.
3 Restaurants, stores, food stalls, roadside stalls, food courts, street vending centers, miscellaneous stores, and convenience stores can only operate from 6 am to 10 pm every day.
4 Only four customers per table are allowed when dining in restaurants.
5 Only two people per household can leave the house at a time to purchase essential items.
6 Individual, non-contact and outdoor sports are allowed, as well as electronic sports with no more than 10 participants. But swimming, contact sports and competitions are not allowed. The entertainment points are also not authorized to operate.
Nadirah H. Born
Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said yesterday that the government will decide tomorrow whether to implement an enhanced movement control order, basically a total blockade, for the entire state of Sabah, which has contributed most of the cases. in the last two months. .
“We are very concerned … as you can see now, almost all of Sabah is now red zones,” he said.
Datuk Seri Ismail also explained that the CMCO of almost the entire country will allow the authorities to implement selective tests while reducing movement within the community, thus slowing the spread of the virus.
Several locations have been completely blocked since the MCO began on March 18, but this would be the first in the entire state if the government decides to do this tomorrow.
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