THREE more sub-districts will be placed under the conditional movement-control order (CMCO) effective November 7, after reports showed an increasing number of Covid-19 infections, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

He said the sub-districts are Parit Buntar in Perak, Rasau in Dungun, Terengganu and Jimah in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan.

“These districts will be placed under CMCO from November 7 to 20,” Ismail Sabri said in his daily briefing on Covid-19 movement restrictions today.

He said the decisions were made upon advice and risk assessments from the Ministry of Health (MOH).

Ismail Sabri said the CMCO would allow the MOH to carry out targeted screenings in these districts.

The Parit Buntar district will involve 45,359 residents from a total of 7,847 households, Rasau will involve 43,687 residents, and the Jimah district will involve 24,540 residents.

Ismail Sabri said the standard operating procedure (SOP) for these districts would be the same as that of the other districts placed under the CMCO.

Besides this, Ismail Sabri said that the EMCO in Pokok Sena Prison in Kedah and the six localities in Semporna, one locality in Kunak, Sabah will end as scheduled as he said the risks in these places have reduced.

Of the 376 Covid-19 cases in Pokok Sena, he said, 324 have recovered, while 52 are still recovering.

He said there were no new cases recorded in the last seven days there. 

As for the six localities in Semporna and one locality in Kunak, Ismail Sabri said that although the EMCO has been lifted, Sabah is still under CMCO and that residents in the area have to comply with the relevant SOP.

Furthermore, Ismail said that the EMCO in Anjung Teduh located at Felda Sahabat, Lahad Datu will be extended until November 20.

He said that as of November 4, a total of 2,615 screenings were done and the place as cumulative recorded 56 Covid cases.

Of them, 28 are still active, he said.

Anjung Teduh was earlier placed under EMCO from October 24 until November 6. – November 5, 2020.