The National Security Council (NSC) has decided to place Sabah under the conditional movement control order (MCO) from April 29 until May 17 following the increase of red zones in the state.
Senior Minister (Security) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (above) said Sabah, previously under the recovery MCO, now has 33 localities under enhanced MCO while the number of green zones continued to decline.
Meanwhile, he said 10 districts in Kelantan, namely Bachok, Jeli, Kota Bharu, Machang, Kuala Krai, Pasir Mas, Pasir Puteh, Tanah Merah, Tumpat, and Gua Musang would remain under the MCO after showing increasing incident rates.
“Overall, the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirms that the Covid-19 cases in most states are showing unstable trends and the R-naught has passed 1.0 since 20 days ago.
“Besides that, based on Covid-19 case observation in Malaysia, the MOH confirms the number of clusters related to social activities and education has increased over the past two weeks,” he said in a news conference on the MCO development in Kuala Lumpu today.
Elaborating, Ismail said Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Penang, and Sarawak would remain under the conditional MCO.
He added that the recovery MCO status in Perlis, Kedah (except Kuala Muda), Perak, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan (except Seremban), Pahang, Terengganu, Putrajaya, and Labuan will also stay.
“The MCO, conditional MC, and recovery MCO status in these states will take effect from April 29 until May 17, 2021, except for Sarawak, which begins on April 27 until May 17, 2021,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ismail said interstate travel was still not allowed except for tourism activities between recovery MCO states under the green travel bubble concept.
“Interdistrict travel is allowed except for Sabah and Sarawak, as decided by the state government,” he said.
In a related development, he announced that the enhanced MCO in Politeknik Mukah, Sarawak; and Kampung Ranggu Batu 10; Fasa Dua Taman Semarak and Kampung Tanjung Batu Keramat in Tawau, Sabah, would be lifted tomorrow.
However, the enhanced MCO in Kampung Baru Pasir Putih, Mukim Sri Tanjung in Tawau would be extended until May 12.
The minister added that the enhanced MCO would be enforced in PPR Batu 2 Lorong Habib Abdul Rahman and PPR Batu 8 Jalan Apas in Tawau; Abedon Complex (Bumiwealth, Kolopis, and Tanaki) in Kinabatangan; and Felda Umas in Kalabakan, Sabah, from April 28 until May 11.
SMK Ulu Balingian in Sibu, Sarawak would also be placed under enhanced MCO during the same period, he said.
On the SOP compliance, Ismail said 282 individuals were detained for flouting the SOP, of which 277 were compounded while five were remanded.
At the same time, 19 undocumented immigrants were arrested and five land vehicles were seized via Op Benteng, he said.
- Bernama
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