EMCO in several areas in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Perak, Sabah, Sarawak.

By: Haseena Syazlin

Ipoh and Taiping among areas in Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Sabah and Sarawak under EMCO from May 22 - Ismail Sabri | Photo from: Google

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 MAY 2021: The Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) will be enforced in several sub-districts and localities in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Perak, Sabah, and Sarawak, from May 22 to June 4.

Senior Minister (Security Cluster), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, stated that the areas were placed under EMCO due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and a high infectivity rate.

"The Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in 15 sub-districts in Besut district, Terengganu involving Kampung Raja, Keluang, Lubuk Kawah, Bukit Kenak, Pelagat, Jabi, Tembila, Kerandang, Bukit Puteri, Pengkalan Nangka, Kuala Besut, Pasir Akar, Kubang Bemban, Tenang and Hulu Besut,” he said in a statement today.

The MOH has reported that the Besut district is involved in nine of 17 active clusters in Terengganu, which has led to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the state, as well as high infectivity rates in the community.

As to the the EMCO in Pahang, Ismail Sabri stated that it involves Rumah Banjir Kuala Teh in Jerantut, after the MOH also reported a significant increase in cases there.

“A total of eight positive cases were recorded from 22 symptomatic screening tests with a positivity rate of 36.36%. The implementation of EMCO is to facilitate the MOH to carry out targeted screening on the affected population and further curb the spread of Covid-19 to other areas,” he said.

In Kelantan, Ismail Sabri confirmed that the EMCO will include Kampung Terusan, Mukim Limbat, Pasir Tumboh in Kota Bharu, and Kepulauan Tumpat, Mukim Sungai Pinang in Tumpat.

In Perak, four areas are involved, which include the Pengkalan Hulu; Larut, Matang dan Selama (Mukim Taiping); Kinta (Mukim Hulu Kinta covering Ipoh, Lahat, Chemor, and Tanjong Rambutan); and Muallim (Mukim Hulu Kinta covering Ipoh, Lahat, Chemor, and Tanjong Rambutan) (mukim Hulu Bernam Timur).

As for Sabah, it involves Kampung Idani in Semporna, Kampung Pisang in Tawau and Kampung Getah, Kampung Getah Tengah and Taman Kunak Jaya in Kunak.

On the EMCO in Kampung Boyan, Kuching, Ismail Sabri said the MOH reported a surge in cases in the locality, with 34 infections recorded from 171 screenings.

Ismail Sabri also announced that the EMCO in seven localities in Sempalit in Pahang, namely Kampung Baru Sempalit, Taman Sempalit Aman, Taman Emas Baru, Taman Sempalit Indah, Taman Sempalit Jaya, Taman Sempalit Baru and Taman Emas in Raub which was set to end tomorrow (May 21), has been extended until June 4.

The same extension applies to the EMCO in 16 localities in Sungai Ruan, Raub, while the EMCO imposed on Sekolah Menengah Ugama Pantai Manis in Papar, Sabah, has been extended until June 3.

Meanwhile, in relation to the standard operating procedure (SOP) violations, Ismail Sabri stated that 468 people were compounded and 27 more were remanded yesterday.