Govt assessing whether to impose MCO in Sabah – Ismail Sabri

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Ismail Sabri Yaakob

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Security Council (MKN) is assessing whether to impose a Movement Control Order (MCO) throughout Sabah in view of the continuously high number of COVID-19 cases being recorded daily.

Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said MKN and the Health Ministry (MOH) are expected to table and announce a decision on the matter on Monday.

“Almost all districts in Sabah have been declared red zones … we have been asked by the Prime Minister (Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin) to hold a special technical committee meeting to make a thorough study in determining the standard operating procedures (SOP) and its impact from various aspects.

“If we were to reintroduce the Movement Control Order (MCO) all over again for example, a new SOP will have to be reintroduced and its implementation must be according to MOH guidelines,” he told a press conference on the development of the Recovery MCO (RMCO) here today.

Meanwhile, when asked to comment on individuals who breach the  inter- state travel ban during the Conditional MCO period, Ismail Sabri said the police would be instructed to tighten control at roadblocks. — Bernama