CMCO in Sabah, KL, JB, Selangor extended to Jan 14

Kuala Lumpur: The Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) for Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Sabah and several areas in other states has been extended by two weeks to Jan 14, in view of a rise in Covid-19 cases nationwide.

The CMCO, which was to end on Dec 31, was agreed to by the government today, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The CMCO will also be extended to Jan 14 for Southwest Mukim 12 and Northeast Mukim 13 in Penang; Seremban in Negri Sembilan; and Johor Baru and Batu Pahat in Johor.

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Selangor has so far recorded 29,272 positive cases since the pandemic struck, including 8,194 cases from Dec 14 to Dec 27, he added.

"All nine districts in Selangor have become red zones. In the past, there was Sabak Bernam (that was a green zone), but now, cases are on the rise there. The government has decided to extend the CMCO in the entire state.

"In Kuala Lumpur, cumulatively until Dec 27, there were 12,494 positive cases. In the last 14 days, there were 4,379 new cases.

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"The Health Ministry also confirmed that there has been a significant spike in infections in Kuala Lumpur, and the emergence of several new clusters.

"Therefore, the National Security Council (NSC) decided that the CMCO in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur would be extended from Jan 1 to Jan 14, 2021," he said.

Sabah, Ismail Sabri said, recorded 3,243 new Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks, bringing the infection tally to 36,074 as of Dec 27.

The ministry, he added, also noted an increase of positive cases in the state.

"On the advice of the ministry, the government has agreed that the CMCO be enforced throughout Sabah from Jan 1 to Jan 14, 2021," he said.