Reinstatement Administration Order

At 8 o’clock in the evening on August 28, 2020, Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin announced that he would extend Malaysia’s Reinstatement Operations Control Order (PKPP) until December 31. The Prime Minister said on live television on Friday (August 28) that with the extension of the restoration period, the 1988 Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act can still be invoked to take enforcement actions. This is to ensure that all parties comply with standard operating procedures.

In order to curb the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Malaysia, Prime Minister Muhyiddin first announced the implementation of the 14-day administrative order on March 18, and then announced the extension of the administrative order four times, namely the second phase of the administrative order from April 1 to 14. Order, the third phase of the administrative order from April 15 to 28, the conditional administrative order implemented from April 28 to May 12, and the announcement on May 10 to extend the implementation of the conditional administrative order for 4 weeks Until June 9.

Muhyiddin announced on June 7 that from June 10 to August 31, the period of reinstatement orders will be entered into. People can move across states, visit their parents, and travel around Malaysia. However, the authorities still do not Allow people to travel abroad. Those who intend to travel abroad must wait longer because the Malaysian border will continue to be blocked. As announced by the Senior Minister of Defense, the government has approved (resumed) barber and hair salon services, and open markets, morning markets, night markets, hawker centers and dining trucks are also allowed to operate. Moreover, Malaysian citizens returning from overseas will be swab tested at the airport starting June 10. Those who test negative will be allowed to stay at home after the test results come out within an hour or two. Due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Malaysia first implemented the movement control order on March 18, and implemented the conditional control order on May 4, and then implemented the restoration movement control order.