KOTA KINABALU: Six localities in Sabah will be placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) from Thursday (June 10) to June 23.
They are Kampung Kebayau in Kota Belud; Kampung Batu Layar, Pulau Banggi (Kudat); Taman Wawasan (Beaufort); Kampung Likas (Kota Kinabalu); as well as Kampung Sungai Obar, Batu 7 and Fasa 9B, Taman Indah Jaya (Sandakan).
“This is to prevent movement and curb transmission of the disease from these localities as well as to facilitate the MOH (Ministry of Health) in carrying out early case detection for immediate isolation,” Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a statement on Tuesday.
Ismail Sabri also said that the EMCO at Ladang FGV Kalabakan Selatan, Kalabakan, Sabah would be extended from Wednesday until June 22.
The EMCO in Kampung Sungai Pukul, Pulau Sebatik and Taman Desa Ranggu di Tawau, Sabah ends today.