The Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) Order 2020 [P.U.(A) 87/2020] (“Infected Local Areas Order”), whereby all States and Federal Territories of Malaysia were declared as infected areas of the Covid-19 virus as from 18 March 2020 and extended to 31 December 2024, is further extended for the period 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025 with the coming into force of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) (Extension of Operation) (No. 2) Order 2024 [P.U.(A) 465/2024] on 1 January 2025.
 
This is the 16^th time the operation of the Infected Local Areas Order has been extended. The Infected Local Areas Order was gazetted on 17 March 2020 in light of the implementation of the country’s first movement control order on 18 March 2020 to control the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
 
Alert prepared by Tan Wei Liang (Senior Associate) of Skrine.