Perak, part of Kedah, Negeri Sembilan under recovery MCO tomorrow

The conditional movement control order (MCO) in Perak and a large portion of Kedah and Negeri Sembilan will be replaced with the recovery MCO for two weeks, beginning tomorrow.

Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this decision was made at a National Security Council meeting yesterday as the three states saw an improving trend in Covid-19 cases.

"However, Kuala Muda and Kulim in Kedah, as well as Seremban in Negeri Sembilan, will remain under a conditional MCO due to active clusters in these areas," he told a press conference today.

The senior minister in charge of security also announced that the conditional MCO in five states and a federal territory will be extended.

They are Selangor, Johor, Penang, Kelantan, Sarawak, and Kuala Lumpur.

The conditional MCO for Sarawak will be up till March 29 while the conditional MCO in the other locations will be until March 31.

Similarly, the recovery MCO in four states and two federal territories scheduled to end by March 18, will continue for another two weeks until March 31.

The affected areas are Perlis, Pahang, Terengganu, Sabah, Labuan, and Putrajaya.

Ismail said he was happy to see Covid-19 figures consistently improve in the country and he expressed hope that new cases will drop to 500 per day by May.

He reiterated that interstate travel is still restricted.

"Interstate travel is still not allowed except for interstate tourism between states under recovery MCO," he said.

The government allowed interstate travel from March 10 only if it is done through a travel agency.

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