Over 43 pct returned to work under conditional MCO

CORONAVIRUS | An estimated 6.64 million people returned to work since the government imposed the conditional movement control order (MCO) earlier this month.

In a live address today, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said this amounted to an estimated 43.6 percent of Malaysians.

Malaysians have been under the MCO since March 18 which prohibited movement and businesses from operating, with the exception of essential services.

During this time, the government extended the MCO numerous times and on May 4, imposed the conditional MCO, which saw the easing of regulations to allow the majority of businesses and offices to open as well as the resumption of social and sporting activities.

However, any activities or operations that involved the gathering of people, bodily contact and inability to practice social distancing were still not permitted.

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