PM to get Health Ministry advice on MCO status

Ragananthini Vethasalam Ragananthini Vethasalam Updated 6 years ago · Published on 22 Apr 2020 6:35PM · 1 Comments

Men in masks share an umbrella during pouring rain in Kuala Lumpur. The MCO, now in its third phase, is due to end on April 28. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, April 22, 2020.

THE Health Ministry will advise the prime minister on whether the movement-control order (MCO) should be extended, said Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The director-general of health said this will be done two to four days before the scheduled end of the MCO’s third phase on April 28.

“Two or three days, or maybe four days, before that, we will advise the prime minister based on our modelling, and the facts and figures we have,” he told a daily press conference on the country’s Covid-19 situation in Putrajaya today.

The decision ultimately lies with Muhyiddin Yassin, he said.

“It is the prime minister’s decision whether to extend it or deploy the ‘soft exit’ strategy.”

Dr Noor Hisham reiterated that six criteria have to be taken into account before lifting the MCO.

The government directive came into force on March 18, and was initially scheduled for two weeks. It has since been extended twice. – April 22, 2020.

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  • Any plans for April 25th applications for May 1st movement must wait for the outcome on the decision for April 28th. That must be decided first to avoid confusion. Do not put the cart before the horse.

    Posted 6 years ago by G.Selva Ganeson · Reply