KUANTAN:The Pahang government today dismissed as fake a social media viral message that a targeted enhanced movement control order (TEMCO) will be enforced in the Kuantan, Pekan and Bentong districts.<br /> <br /> Pahang state secretary Datuk Seri Dr Sallehuddin Ishak said the matter was not decided at today's meeting of the COVID-19 Task Force, contrary to what was mentioned in the message.<br /> <br /> “No TEMCO is to be enforced. Instead, the committee is undertaking contact tracing and risk assessment of the new positive cases detected in the state.<br /> <br /> “The people are reminded not to circulate fake news on social media. They should refer to information from official sources on the COVID-19 situation in Pahang,” he said in a statement.<br /> <br /> Sallehuddin reminded the people to abude by the standard operating procedures (SOP) to stem COVID-19 infection, such as wearing face masks, maintaining physical distancing and keeping away from crowded places.<br /> <br /> The allegation of a possible TEMCO to be enforced in the three districts went viral on WhatsApp after a woman in Kuantan was said to have contracted COVID-19 yesterday.<br /> <br /> -- BERNAMA<gdiv id="ginger-floatingG-container" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px;"><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG ginger-floatingG-closed" style="display: none;"><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-disabled-main"><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-bar-tool-tooltip">Enable Ginger</gdiv></gdiv><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-offline-main"><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-bar-tool-tooltip"><em>Cannot connect to Ginger</em> Check your internet connection<br /> or reload the browser</gdiv></gdiv><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-enabled-main"><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-bar"><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-bar-tool ginger-floatingG-bar-tool-disable"><ga></ga><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-bar-tool-tooltip">Disable in this text field</gdiv></gdiv><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-bar-tool"><ga class="ginger-floatingG-bar-tool-edit">Edit</ga><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-bar-tool-tooltip">Edit in Ginger</gdiv></gdiv><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-bar-tool ginger-floatingG-bar-tool-mistakes"><ga></ga><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-bar-tool-tooltip">Edit in Ginger</gdiv></gdiv></gdiv></gdiv><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-contentPopup"><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-contentPopup-wrap"><ga class="ginger-floatingG-contentPopup-close">×</ga><gdiv class="ginger-floatingG-contentPopup-frame"><iframe scrolling="no"></iframe></gdiv></gdiv></gdiv></gdiv></gdiv>