PUTRAJAYA has extended the movement-control order (MCO 3.0) for another two weeks from June 15 to June 28, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

He said the decision was made as the number of new Covid-19 cases is still more than 5,000 despite the country being in full lockdown for the past 10 days.

The extension follows recommendations by the Health Ministry at a meeting this morning chaired by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

“The standard operating procedure (SOP) remain the same and I hope there will be no more confusion,” said Ismail Sabri.

“For further information, the public can access the government’s website at www.mkn.gov.my,” he added.

The full lockdown was imposed for two weeks from June 1 as a measure to flatten the Covid-19 curve, following a sharp rise in the daily number of cases since early April.

No social activities are permitted and only a few essential economic activities can continue.

Restaurants, food stalls, laundry services (including self-service laundries), pet care and food stores, eyewear and optical goods stores, hardware stores, vehicle repair and spare part shops, e-commerce (all product categories) as well as wholesale and distribution (for essential products only) are allowed to operate.

During the lockdown period, 80% of government staff and 40% of private sector workers are to work from home.

Eighteen manufacturing and manufacturing-related sectors are allowed to operate during the lockdown, provided they have approval from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

Malaysia reported 6,849 fresh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, an increase of more than a thousand infections reported yesterday, said Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The health director-general said Selangor reported the greatest number of cases by states, as it recorded 2,558 infections as of noon today, followed by Kuala Lumpur (884) and Sarawak (699).

This would be the 50th consecutive day that Selangor has topped the cases among the states. – June 11, 2021.