PRIME Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today announced that the conditional movement-control order (CMCO) will be extended until June 9.

This after the Health Ministry has advised the government on the need to continue fighting Covid-19.

“The prevailing standard operating procedures will remain in place.

“For our own safety, no one is allowed to return to their kampung for Hari Raya,” he said in a telecast speech today.

He said religious authorities are also looking into specific SOPs for Hari Raya prayers to be held in mosques.

The MCO was implemented on March 18 to curb the spread of Covid-19, and was to have ended on May 12.

However on May 4, Muhyiddin relaxed the restrictions by allowing most businesses to open and for people to return to work and have meals in restaurants, but with strict health and hygienic controls.

He said, since the relaxation, some 6.64 million workers have gone back to work, which account for 43.6% of the country’s workforce.

“I expect the figure will go up in the coming weeks, which will only add to the income of households while those in business will be able to generate revenue,” he said.

Muhyiddin said the money generated will be spent and it will help rehabilitate the country’s economy.

Under the CMCO, some outdoor exercises are also allowed. – May 10, 2020.