IPOH and a few towns in Perak, along with the Besut district in Terengganu, will be placed under the enhanced movement-control order (EMCO) for two weeks starting this Saturday, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. 

“The towns in Perak are Ipoh, Tg Malim, Slim River, Gerik and Taiping, which will be under EMCO from May 22 to June 4,” he said in a statement today.

In all, four districts in Perak, which encompasses these towns, will be placed under the EMCO. They are Hulu Perak, Kinta, Mualim, as well as Larut, Matang and Selama. 

According to the Health Ministry (MoH), there was an increase in Covid-19 cases of 119.3% from May 5 to 18 in Perak.

The 15 townships that will be under EMCO in Besut, Terengganu are Kg Raja, Keluang, Lubuk Kawah, Bukit Kenak, Pelagat, Jabi, Tembila, Kerandang, Bukit Puteri, Pengkalan Nangka, Kuala Besut, Pasir Akar, Kubang Bemban, Tenang, and Hulu Besut. 

Ismail said MoH has confirmed that nine of the 17 active clusters in the state of Terengganu involved the district of Besut.

Other places that will be placed under EMCO from May 22 to June 4 are Rumah Banjir Kuala Teh in Jerantut, Pahang, Kg Terusan in Kota Baru, Kelantan, Kg Idani and Kg Pisang in Sabah and Kepulauan Tumpat in Tumpat, Kelantan. 

Ismail said the EMCO in seven localities in Sempalit, Raub, Pahang, which was scheduled to end on May 21, has been extended to June 4 due to a spike in cases. 

The seven localities are Kg Baru Sempalit,Taman Sempalit Aman, Taman Emas Baru, Taman Sempalit Indah, Taman Sempalit Jaya, Taman Sempalit Baru, and Taman Emas. 

Another 16 localities in Sg Ruan, Raub, Pahang namely Taman Dahlia, Taman Cempaka, Taman Mawar, Taman Melor, Taman KSM Sg Ruan, Taman Bunga Matahari, Taman Mawar Impian, Taman Orkid, Taman Bunga Raya, Taman Koperasi Mewah, Taman Bunga Tanjung, Rumah Murah Sg Ruan, Taman Sg Ruan, Taman Melewar, Taman Bunga Angsana, and Kg Baru Sg Ruan will have an extension of EMCO until June 4 as well.  

He said the EMCO for Sekolah Menengah Ugama Pantai Manis, Papar, Sabah, which is scheduled to end on May 20, will be extended until June 3. 

“To date, MoH has conducted 495 screening tests, 61 of which were confirmed positive for Covid-19,” said Ismail. 

Meanwhile, 495 individuals were arrested for violating standard operating procedure. Of that number, a total of 468 individuals were compounded while another 27 were remanded. – May 20, 2021.