Malaysia expands the scope of the “Motion Control Order”

Xinhua News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, January 19 (Reporter Lin Hao Yuwei) In view of the continuous increase in new confirmed cases of new crowns in some states in Malaysia that have not implemented strict epidemic prevention and control measures, the Malaysian government announced on the 19th that the scope of the “movement control order” will be extended to the country. In some areas.

The Minister of Defense Ismail Sabri Jacobs, who is responsible for coordinating epidemic prevention and control measures, announced on the same day that starting on the 22nd, 6 states including Kedah and Negeri Sembilan will also be upgraded to implement “movement control orders.” By then, all the country except Sarawak will be under the “action control order.”

The “Motion Control Order” prohibits gatherings such as weddings, conferences, and festival celebrations; people’s travel is restricted within a radius of 10 kilometers, and cross-city and county travel is prohibited; restaurants are prohibited from dine-in; manufacturing, construction, service, logistics and other “necessary economy” “Field” can continue to operate, but must strictly abide by epidemic prevention measures and limit the number of office workers.

Malaysia has recently implemented “movement control orders,” “conditional movement control orders,” “recovery movement control orders,” and corresponding epidemic prevention measures across the country based on the severity of the epidemic. However, as the number of new cases continues to rise, the scope of the implementation of the “movement control order” continues to expand.

According to the epidemic data released by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia on the 19th, as of noon that day, the country had 3,631 new confirmed cases of new crowns in the past 24 hours, with a total of 165,371 confirmed cases and a total of 619 deaths.