EMCO at Tapah Prison extended until April 12 - Ismail Sabri

KUALA LUMPUR: The Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) implemented at Tapah Prison in Batang Padang, Perak scheduled to end tomorrow will be extended from March 30 to April 12.

Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said however, the EMCO implemented at the prison staff quarters would end as scheduled tomorrow.

"The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed that there are still COVID-19 infections involving detainees with the last 27 positive cases reported on March 25. To date, the MOH has conducted 3,787 screening tests and of that a total of 834 COVID-19 positive cases have been recorded.

"However, the surge in the cases does not involve members and family members living in the prison staff quarters," he said in a statement on the implementation of the Conditional MCO and Rehabilitation MCO today.

Ismail Sabri also said the government would implement the EMCO at Pusat Jagaan Rohaniah, Sekolah Integrasi Ikhwan, Pasir Puteh, Kelantan from tomorrow until April 11 following the sudden rise in the number of positive COVID-19 cases with 25 cases recorded in the locality.