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[PHOTOS] MCO 3.0: KL a ghost town when sun goes down

Police, army personnel patrol streets to ensure compliance with stepped-up movement curbs to contain Covid-19

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 26 May 2021 2:00PM

[PHOTOS] MCO 3.0: KL a ghost town when sun goes down
A row of shuttered shops in Brickfields after the clock strikes 8pm. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021

by The Vibes Visuals Team

KUALA LUMPUR – The imposition of the third movement control order, in effect from May 12 to June 7, has left the usually bustling federal capital resembling a ghost town after sunset.

Restrictions have been stepped up in view of Malaysia’s soaring Covid-19 caseload, with the country yesterday logging a record-high 7,289 infections, as well as 60 fatalities.

Roadblock operations are bolstered, and the vast majority of economic activities required to end at 8pm.

The Vibes photographers SAIRIEN NAFIS and SYEDA IMRAN capture the city’s quietude. – The Vibes, May 26, 2021

A police patrol car makes the rounds in the Lot 10 area. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021
A police patrol car makes the rounds in the Lot 10 area. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021
A burger seller waits for customers in Kg Baru. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021
A burger seller waits for customers in Kg Baru. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021
The roads near the Petronas Twin Towers are left largely devoid of vehicles at night. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021
The roads near the Petronas Twin Towers are left largely devoid of vehicles at night. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021
Head of Dang Wangi police’s MPV unit, Riduwan Rahim (right), conducts a briefing near Dataran Merdeka before patrol starts for the night. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021
Head of Dang Wangi police’s MPV unit, Riduwan Rahim (right), conducts a briefing near Dataran Merdeka before patrol starts for the night. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021
A lone woman walks in the deserted Lot 10 in Kuala kLumpur. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021
A lone woman walks in the deserted Lot 10 in Kuala kLumpur. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021
Dataran Merdeka, a historic and popular area of Kuala Lumpur, is eerily silent. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021
Dataran Merdeka, a historic and popular area of Kuala Lumpur, is eerily silent. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, May 26, 2021

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