SIX districts in Selangor will be placed under movement-control order (MCO) starting May 6, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. 

The six districts are Hulu Langat, Petaling, Gombak, Klang, Kuala Langat and Sepang. Kuala Lumpur remains under conditional MCO.

Ismail said the decision to implement MCO was after the state government presented the proposal to the National Security Council. 

“The MCO in the six districts will be from May 6 till May 17.

“The decision was taken after a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases and to break the chain of infection in Selangor, as the state reported daily high cases from April 20 till May 4,” he said at a press conference that was live-streamed.

Under this MCO, interstate and inter-district travel will not be allowed, unless for emergency or work purposes.

Standard operating procedure for the six districts will follow the usual MCO procedures. 

This includes continued operations for all food businesses from 6am to midnight, for shops selling daily necessities from 6am to 10pm, and for markets from 6am to 2pm.

Three other districts in Selangor will still be under conditional MCO.

They are Kuala Selangor, Sabak Bernam and Hulu Selangor. – May 4, 2021.