GEORGE TOWN, June 7 — The Penang government has taken note of the imposition of the recovery movement control order (RMCO) announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today and will make a decision on it next week.
Chief Minister Menteri Chow Kon Yeow said for the moment the Penang government will continue with the conditional movement control order (CMCO) until a decision is made by the Penang Special Security Committee meeting on Wednesday.
“The state government will hold a meeting of the Special Security Committee on Wednesday, June 10, to study the decisions of the RMCO and issue a further statement after that,” he said in a statement here today.
He added that the gradual opening up of various sectors of the economic, social, cultural, educational and religious sectors was aimed at attaining normalisation post Covid-19.
Earlier, Muhyiddin announced that the CMCO will be replaced with the Recovery movement control order (RMCO) which will see further easing of restrictions, beginning June 10 until August 31. — Bernama
