KUALA LUMPUR – Kg Lebak Moyoh and Kg Siasai Tamu in Kota Belud, Sabah, will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from tomorrow until April 8, says Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the decision was made after the Health Ministry (MoH) confirmed there was a sharp increase in cases in the two localities with a high rate of infection.
“To date, 89 screenings have been done in Kg Lebak Moyoh and out of the total, nine people tested positive, while out of a total of 77 screenings in Kg Siasai Tamu, seven cases came back positive.
“So, after a risk assessment with various agencies in the MCO Technical Committee and on the advice of MoH, the government agreed to implement the EMCO in the two localities,” he said in a statement today.
Meanwhile, Ismail also announced that the EMCO in Kg Sinsingon and Kg Lotong, Nabawan, Sabah, will end as scheduled tomorrow.
He said out of 821 screening tests carried out in the locality to date, 140 came back positive.
“The MoH has confirmed that the number of positive cases in this locality is on the decline, and that the cluster is under control and all positive cases have received treatment,” he said.
Meanwhile, he said 41 individuals were detained for violating standard operating procedures yesterday, of which 28 were compounded and the rest remanded.
At the same time, he said nine illegal immigrants were arrested and two vehicles seized under Ops Benteng.
“During the operation, the authorities also detected 96 boats or ships in the country’s waters through six monitoring exercises. At the same time, a total of six immigrants were deported through two deportation activities,” he said. – Bernama, March 25, 2021
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