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RMCO extended till March 31 - Ismail Sabri


The decision was made following the risk assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health (MOH). BERNAMApic
KUALA LUMPUR:The Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) throughout the country has been extended till 31 March 2021, says Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the decision was made following the risk assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health (MOH) which found there was still a significant rise in COVID-19 cases nationwide, with a high infectivity rate.
“This order has been gazetted in the Federal Government Gazette. The increase in the number of cases has been contributed by the implementation of compulsory screening on foreign workers carried out on a large scale, as well as the spread of infection within the community, especially in the Klang Valley and several states," he said in a statement today.
The government-enforced RMCO was previously scheduled to end on Dec 31, 2020.
According to Ismail Sabri, all standard operating procedures (SOP) under the RMCO will apply during the period, and are subject to changes that will be announced from time to time.
-- BERNAMA
He said the decision was made following the risk assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health (MOH) which found there was still a significant rise in COVID-19 cases nationwide, with a high infectivity rate.
“This order has been gazetted in the Federal Government Gazette. The increase in the number of cases has been contributed by the implementation of compulsory screening on foreign workers carried out on a large scale, as well as the spread of infection within the community, especially in the Klang Valley and several states," he said in a statement today.
The government-enforced RMCO was previously scheduled to end on Dec 31, 2020.
According to Ismail Sabri, all standard operating procedures (SOP) under the RMCO will apply during the period, and are subject to changes that will be announced from time to time.
-- BERNAMA