KUALA LUMPUR – The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be imposed in several localities in Sabah, Johor and Kuala Lumpur from May 23 until June 5.
Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the EMCO will be enforced in Kg Pagar Sg Imam, Tawau; the workers’ dormitories at Oceanic Fabric Mill and Purnabina factory in Kluang; and Kg Batu Muda Tambahan and the People’s Housing Project (PPR) Kg Limau, Kuala Lumpur, following the increase of Covid-19 cases with a high infectivity rate.
“To date, the Health Ministry has conducted 35 screening tests at Kg Pagar Sg Imam in Tawau, of which 24 people tested positive for Covid-19,” he said in a statement today.
He added that 25 cases were recorded out of 33 screening tests conducted at the Oceanic Fabril Mill workers’ dormitory, while 31 infections were recorded from 99 screenings done at the Purnabina factory workers’ dormitory in Kluang.
In Kuala Lumpur, 76 positive cases were recorded at Kg Batu Muda Tambahan while 59 residents at PPR Kg Limau tested positive for Covid-19, he said.
In a related development, he said the EMCO in three villages in Mukim Bunut Susu in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, namely Kg Paya Ular, Kg Bechah Palas and Kg Tualang, scheduled to end tomorrow, would be extended from May 23 until June 5.
Meanwhile, Ismail said 550 individuals were detained yesterday for breaching the MCO standard operating procedures, 532 of whom were compounded, 17 remanded and one person released on bail.
The offence most recorded was failure to record personal details or register at premises, with 193 cases, followed by not wearing face masks (122), failure to adhere to movement restrictions (72), failure to observe physical distancing (57), and travelling across state or district borders without permission (4). – Bernama, May 21, 2021
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