EMCO on Kg Timbang Dayang, Kota Belud from tomorrow - minister
An enhanced movement control order (MCO) will be implemented in Kampung Timbang Dayang, Kota Belud, Sabah from tomorrow until Jan 18, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the enhanced MCO is to facilitate control and prevention action in the field and to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the local community...
An enhanced movement control order (MCO) will be implemented in Kampung Timbang Dayang, Kota Belud, Sabah from tomorrow until Jan 18, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the enhanced MCO is to facilitate control and prevention action in the field and to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the local community.
"The special meeting today heard the presentation of the Health Ministry on the increase in positive Covid-19 cases in Kampung Timbang Dayang, Kota Belud. As of Dec 31, 2020, the ministry has conducted 207 screenings and detected 24 positive cases.
"Based on the advice and risk assessment of the ministry, today’s special meeting agreed to enforce the enhanced MCO in Kampung Timbang Dayang," he said in a statement on the recovery MCO, which entered its 209th day today.
He also announced the lifting of the enhanced MCO at the Jasin Correctional Centre and government staff quarters today after daily reports of active cases showed a declining trend, with the situation being brought under control and no pending results on test samples.
"So far the Health Ministry has completed 737 screenings and cumulatively 281 positive Covid-19 cases have been recorded," he said.
On enforcement of the Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP), Ismail said 466 individuals were arrested yesterday for violating the MCO, with 463 being issued compound notices and two remanded.
The offences included participating in entertainment centre activities (187), failing to practise physical distancing (110), not wearing face masks (90), not providing equipment for recording particulars of customers (62) and others (17).
On Op Benteng, he said 24 undocumented migrants were arrested and six land vehicles seized yesterday.
He added that from July 24 until yesterday, 97,758 individuals had returned to the country and they were placed in 76 hotels and 17 public training institutes and private education institutions nationwide.
"Of this number, 7,673 individuals are undergoing compulsory quarantine, 540 were sent to hospital for treatment and 89,545 allowed to return home.”
- Bernama
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