Interstate travel applications through Gerak Malaysia app on April 26
Applications for interstate travel under the movement control order (MCO) for the permitted dates between May 1 and 3 will be open through the Gerak Malaysia app starting tomorrow.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Huzir Mohamed said eligible persons could apply for interstate movements starting April 26 through the Gerak Malaysia app.
Applications for interstate travel under the movement control order (MCO) for the permitted dates between May 1 and 3 will be open through the Gerak Malaysia app starting tomorrow.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Huzir Mohamed said eligible persons could apply for interstate movements starting April 26 through the Gerak Malaysia app.
"For those who do not have the Gerak Malaysia app, they will need to submit a written application for travel authorisation at the nearest police station, but priority will be given to users of the Gerak Malaysia app," said Huzir in a statement last night.
"For those who apply through the Gerak Malaysia app on April 26 (tomorrow), they will need to update their application on April 29 to confirm their destination.
"On May 1, they can review the status of the application on the app," he added.
He said the permitted road users were required to plan their journeys during this permitted interstate movement period.
"For those who use the North-South Expressway (PLUS), it is worth noting that there are no food facilities available at the R&R.
"The surau will be closed and any prayer activities at the R&R will not be allowed in any buildings, open space and parking lots," he added.
Huzir said that only public toilet facilities were allowed to operate.
Parking areas are only allowed for resting purposes and highway users are not permitted to exit their vehicle during the rest period except for public toilet use.
"Petrol stations will only operate between 6am and midnight along the highway," he added.
He reminded highway users that they were prohibited from engaging in any group activity during their journey.
Yesterday, Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said higher education students who have been stuck on-campus or off-campus accommodation will gradually be allowed to return to their home towns starting April 27.
However, he said the movement will be strictly regulated, and for now, students can only return to green zones if they are not currently staying in red zones.
Green zones are areas with zero recorded Covid-19 infections, while red zones are those with 41 or more cases.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has said that if the number of Covid-19 infections continues to decline, certain restrictions under the MCO may be relaxed.
For the past seven days, new infections have been in the double digits while more than 60 percent of total patients have already recovered, indicating that the infection curve has started to flatten.
Nonetheless, the government has extended the MCO to May 12.
Experts have warned that lifting restrictions too early could result in a resurgence of infections.
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