KUALA LUMPUR – The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in Kg Pangi Hujung and Kg JKR Lama in Kunak, Sabah, from Thursday till July 7.
Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the enforcement is aimed at stopping Covid-19 from spreading beyond at-risk areas within these localities, which have recorded high numbers of cases based on screening tests conducted.
“Until now, the Health Ministry has conducted 16 screening tests at Kg Pangi Hujung, with 11 positive cases, while at Kg JKR Lama, 15 positive cases were detected from 42 screenings done in the locality.
“After conducting a risk assessment with various agencies in the movement control order technical committee and based on the Health Ministry’s advice, the government has agreed to enforce the EMCO in both localities,” he said in a statement today.
In addition, Ismail said the EMCO in Kg Kebayau, Kota Belud here that was scheduled to end tomorrow would be extended for another two weeks till July 7 as there are still infections within the community and new cases in the locality. – Bernama, June 22, 2021
