MCO lifted in Selangor, KL, Johor and Penang

Kuala Lumpur

THE Malaysian government has decided to lift the Movement Control Order (MCO) and place Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang under Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) from March 5.

Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri said on Tuesday that Negri Sembilan, Kelantan, Perak, Kedah and Sarawak will remain under CMCO, the New Straits Times reported.

"Other states, Melaka, Pahang, Terengganu, Sabah, Putrajaya and Labuan, which are currently under CMCO, will be placed under the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO)."

Both phases of the CMCO and RMCO in the relevant states will begin from March 5 to 18.

Previously, all states in the country except for Sarawak were placed under MCO from Jan 22 to Feb 4 to curb the spread of Covid-19. Then it was extended to Feb 18.

The MCO was extended yet again in the four states (Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang ); Sabah, Pahang, Negri Sembilan, Terengganu, Kelantan, Perak, Melaka, Kedah, Labuan and Putrajaya were placed under CMCO, and Perlis, under the RMCO.

Sarawak was first placed under CMCO from Feb 15 to March 1, but this has been extended to March 15.

Mr Ismail Sabri also announced that inter-district travel would be permitted from March 5, except for Sabah. Inter-state travel is still not allowed for all states.