AN enhanced movement control order (EMCO) was today issued for PJ Old Town, an area encompassing Jalan Othman market and its vicinities, in Petaling Jaya.
The lockdown was ordered on the advice of the health minister, following the detection of 26 Covid-19 cases in the area.
The lockdown is in effect for two weeks starting today.
There are about 2,900 residents in the three zones under the EMCO. – May 10, 2020.
Soldiers cordon off Petaling Jaya Old Town, which goes into lockdown today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, May 10, 2020.Residents peer out from their windows at the newly arrived soldiers in Petaling Jaya Old Town, Selangor. About 2,900 people live in the three zones in lockdown.- The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, May 10, 2020.An soldier installs razor wire at a check point in Petaling Jaya Old Town, where the coronavirus has broken out. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, May 10, 2020.Soldiers guard the road to Petaling Jaya Old Town, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, May 10, 2020.A lockdown order brings soldiers and razor wire barricades to PJ Old Town, Petaling Jaya, today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussein, May 10, 2020.Soldiers guard the entry and exit points to PJ Old Town. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, May 10, 2020.Razor wire barricades have become a familiar sight to Malaysians amid a pandemic. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, May 10, 2020.For 14 days starting today, people will not be allowed to leave or enter PJ Old Town. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, May 10, 2020.Security personnel and razor wire barricades present a forbidding appearance to would-be visitors in PJ Old Town. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, May 10, 2020.Soldiers arrive in the wee hours to execute a lockdown order in Petaling Jaya Old Town, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, May 10, 2020.
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