Second MCO? Wait for PM to announce on Monday, says Ismail Sabri


Elill Easwaran

Senior minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says the prime minister will announce on Monday if there will be another MCO imposed to halt the rising number of Covid-19 cases. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 8, 2021.

ANY announcement on a second movement-control order (MCO) will be made by the prime minister on Monday, senior minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today.

He said Putrajaya acknowledges the speculation on social media that another lockdown will be implemented following director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah’s remarks on January 6 on the need for a “circuit breaker” as Malaysia sees a surge in Covid-19 infections.


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