MACHANG – Police mounted 19 roadblocks in Kelantan after enforcing the conditional movement control order (CMCO) last night, state police chief Shafien Mamat said.
He said there will be one to three roadblocks in each district, depending on its boundaries, and Machang district will be the focus as the Mengketil cluster is rapidly spreading to other green-zone districts.
"We hope residents in Machang district will stay home, and others to avoid the district unless it is urgent. We are doing this to break the Covid-19 chain of infection in the state," he told reporters after inspecting the roadblock at Pulai Chondong here last night.
The government yesterday decided to implement the CMCO in Kelantan from today until December 6.
From midnight last night, almost 200 police personnel were put on shift duty, assisted by the Malaysian Armed Forces, Malaysian Volunteer Corps Department, local authorities, Tenaga Nasional Bhd and Public Works Department.
“If there is nothing urgent, just stay at home until the CMCO is over. Anyone who violates the CMCO regulations could be fined RM1,000 or jailed for six months or both,” said Shafien. – Bernama, November 21, 2020
