EMCO at Sabah, Sarawak, Pahang localities from May 24 to June 6

KUALA LUMPUR – Several localities in Sabah, Sarawak and Pahang will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from May 24 to June 6 amid a significant spike in Covid-19 cases during a short period in these areas.

Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in a statement today said the localities in Sabah involve Kg Melikai in Kuala Penyu, as well as Silimpopon Estate and Silimpopon Mill in Kalabakan.

Fifteen Kg Melikai residents are confirmed positive so far, while 42 cases are detected in Silimpopon Estate and Silimpopon Mill, he added.

The EMCO will also be enforced at Nyalu longhouse in Mukah, Sarawak, after 79 residents tested positive as of today.

As for Pahang, the affected areas involve housing estates and villages around Gau in Temerloh, namely Taman Gau Indah, Taman Gau Makmur, Taman Gau Aman, Taman Gau Idaman and Kg Gau Baru, which logged 16 Covid-19 cases as of yesterday.

The EMCO will also be enforced in seven subdistricts in Kuantan – Beserah, Kuala Kuantan 1 and 2, Penor, Sg Karang, Ulu Kuantan and Ulu Lepar.

Ismail Sabri said so far, the Health Ministry has screened 6,548 individuals, of which 619 tested positive, in these localities.

He said the EMCO in Taman Tanah Putih Baru in Kuantan, as well as at the Jali and Lanyau longhouses in Mukah will end tomorrow after a downward trend in the number of cases, adding that the clusters are also under control.

He added that police arrested 495 individuals for flouting standard operating procedures yesterday, with 476 compounded, 15 remanded and four released on bail.

“Under the nationwide Op Benteng yesterday, 20 illegal immigrants were detained, while two land vehicles were seized.” – Bernama, May 22, 2021