Keningau district under MCO from tomorrow
The government has decided to place Keningau district in Sabah under the movement control order (MCO) from tomorrow until April 4, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the MCO was to facilitate and enable the Health Ministry (MOH) to conduct targeted screenings, detect several other close contacts and control residents’ movement in the district.
"The MOH has confirmed that there has been...
The government has decided to place Keningau district in Sabah under the movement control order (MCO) from tomorrow until April 4, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the MCO was to facilitate and enable the Health Ministry (MOH) to conduct targeted screenings, detect several other close contacts and control residents’ movement in the district.
"The MOH has confirmed that there has been a surge in daily positive cases in this district with 42 cases recorded as a result of targeted screening in Kampung Lingkudau which has also been placed under enhanced MCO.
"After carrying out a risk assessment with various agencies in the MCO Technical Committee and on the advice of the MOH, the government has agreed to implement the MCO in this district," he said in a statement on the implementation of the conditional MCO and recovery MCO today.
Ismail added that the enhanced MCO in Kampung Tanah Merah, Kota Marudu, Sabah would end tomorrow as scheduled.
- Bernama
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