The declining trend of Covid-19 infections in the country does not mean that the public can stop complying with the Movement Control Order (MCO), Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. – Bernama photo
PUTRAJAYA: The declining trend of Covid-19 infections in the country does not mean that the public can stop complying with the Movement Control Order (MCO), Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.
In fact, he said all directives still stand and it is the responsibility of everyone to remain compliant with the MCO.
“Police will continue taking legal action against anyone who flouts the MCO.
“Let’s not forget that some countries which lifted restrictions as soon as the number of cases dropped have suffered an increase in the positive cases, causing them not just to declare an MCO, but also a state of emergency.
“I hope this good development can be viewed positively so that we can preservere in complying with the MCO and every other instruction issued by the government,” he told the daily press conference on MCO development here today.
Elaborating, Ismail Sabri, who is also Defence Minister, said 946 people were arrested for flouting the MCO nationwide yesterday, compared to 1,111 the previous day, with 433 of them were arrested in the red zones.
He explained that they comprised 822 individuals remanded for further investigation and 124 who were later released on police bail.
“This bring the total to 16,870 of MCO flouters arrested as of yesterday.
“The Police and the Armed Forces also mounted 824 road blocks across the country and inspected 603,314 vehicles yesterday,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri said the government has no objection to private companies’ proposal to offer sanitisation service at private buildings and premises.
“However, they must comply with the advice and regulations set by the Ministry of Health as well as the Fire and Rescue Department,” he said.
Ismail Sabri said the Housing and Local Government Ministry has organised 3,040 public sanitisation operations in 107 zones including 30 red zones nationwide since March 30.
“Yesterday, 250 sanitisation operations were done in 78 zones in 14 states, including 44 areas in Johor and 27 areas in Terengganu,” he said.
The minister said the operations yesterday involved 159 government buildings, 11 public places, 133 commercial centres and nine hypermarkets. – Bernama