KUALA LUMPUR – The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be implemented in Kg Dambai Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from tomorrow until May 9, following surge in Covid-19 positive cases in the area, said Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the Health Ministry (MoH) had, to date, conducted 74 screenings, of which six cases were recorded within one week.
“The EMCO has been imposed to facilitate MoH’s implementation of targeted screening on all those involved and to further curb the spread of Covid-19 to the outside community,” he said in a statement today.
Meanwhile, Ismail said the EMCO at five localities in Terengganu’s Hulu Besut subdistrict, namely Kg Belaoh, Kg PPRT Belaoh Baru, Kg Keruak, Kg Pak Sik and Felcra Keruak, has been extended until May 4.
He said MoH reported that Covid-19 is continuing to spread among the residents in these areas, and 22 active cases are under treatment.
“So far, 107 Covid-19 cases have been recorded involving all the localities, following 2,077 tests,” he said.
He added that following a drop in new cases, the EMCO in Tapah Prison, Perak, and Kg Meruntum in Putatan, Sabah, will end tomorrow as scheduled.
Meanwhile, Ismail said 243 individuals were detained yesterday for breaching the standard operating procedures, of which 219 were compounded while 24 others were remanded.
On Ops Benteng, he said 22 illegal immigrants were arrested and three land vehicles seized yesterday. – Bernama, April 25, 2021
