KUALA LUMPUR – The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in Kg Bergosong in Tawau, Sabah, from tomorrow until May 15 following a spike in Covid-19 cases in the village, said Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said this decision was made based on risk assessment done by several agencies under the MCO Technical Committee.
“So far, the Health Ministry (MoH) has conducted 59 screening tests, and of this number, 22 cases were recorded in one week.
“The EMCO enforcement is to facilitate targeted screening by MoH on all involved to prevent the spread of Covid-19 to the outer community,” he said in a statement today.
Ismail also said the EMCO at Maahad Tahfiz Sains Tanah Merah in Kelantan, scheduled to end tomorrow, has been extended to last from May 3 to May 16.
“So far, MoH has conducted 866 screening tests and of this number, 422 cases have been recorded.
“MoH reported that the virus is continuing to spread among residents in the EMCO area, and that the results for six screening samples are still pending,” he added.
Ismail also said the campuswide EMCO for Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) in Kota Kinabalu will end as scheduled tomorrow, while the lockdown at SMK Agama in Kota Kinabalu ended today.
“For the EMCO in the UMS campus, MoH has conducted 5,611 screening tests and of this number, 35 were confirmed positive. MoH reported a drop in cases and clusters are under control, while no results are pending for any number of samples.
“Before the lifting of the EMCO at SMK Agama Kota Kinabalu, MoH conducted 836 screening tests and from that number, 190 tested positive. According to MoH, there is a drop in cases and clusters are under control,” he added.
On violations of the standard operating procedures, Ismail said 286 people were arrested yesterday, with 284 compounded and two remanded.
During Ops Benteng yesterday, three illegal immigrants were arrested and five land vehicles seized, he added. – Bernama, May 1, 2021
