THE whole country except Sarawak will go under the movement control order (MCO) from Friday when the strictest health rules take effect in Kedah, Perak, Pahang, Terengganu, Perlis and Negri Sembilan, said Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Previously only Selangor, Penang, Federal Territories (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan), Malacca, Johor and Sabah were placed under the MCO from January 13 to 26.

While Pahang, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Kedah and Terengganu were placed under the conditional movement control order, Perlis on the other hand was under the less strict recovery movement control order.

“Basically, the whole nation except Sarawak is now under the MCO. Today’s decision was made after the Health Ministry recorded high positive Covid-19 cases in all the states placed under the CMCO and RMCO previously.”

“Pahang, Negri Sembilan, Kedah, Terengganu, Perak and Perlis will be under MCO from January 22 to February, 4 and will follow the SOP that has been stipulated by the government,” said Ismail Sabri. – January 19, 2021.