THERE will be only one set of standard operating procedure (SOP) from today onwards for the newly placed movement-control order (MCO) to prevent confusion among the people, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. 

Speaking at a joint press conference with director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Ismail said the decision was reached after many quarters claimed they were confused with the various sets of rules.

“People were confused because each MCO, such as the conditional MCO and recovery MCO, has its own set of SOP. Now, we have made the decision to have one set of SOP nationwide.

“We’ve agreed on some of the SOP and we will have a complete list and each ministry will have its own SOP as well. 

“Each ministry will list their SOP on their website, which the public can visit, and the general SOP can be found on the National Security Council website,” Ismail added.

Malaysia imposed a national lockdown from tomorrow as cases trended above 3,000 and 4,000 in the past few weeks, less than two months after Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin promised no more nationwide restrictions.

The prime minister said restrictions against inter-district and interstate travel and social activities, sports and education are effective from yesterday till June 6, while other restrictions will commence from tomorrow till June 7. 

This is the first time that the government has enforced a four-week MCO while previous orders were issued for up to two weeks at a time. – May 11, 2021.