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March 2021
Keningau, Sabah to undergo MCO after spike in Covid-19 cases
24 March 2021
Following our Alert on 22 March 2021, the
Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Movement Control) (No. 4) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021
(‘
MCO No. 4 Amendment No. 3 Regulations
’) and the
Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Recovery Movement Control) (No. 3) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021
(‘
RMCO No. 3 Amendment No. 4 Regulations
’) were gazetted and came into force on 22 March 2021.
The MCO No. 4 Amendment No. 3 Regulations and RMCO No. 3 Amendment No. 4 Regulations amend the First Schedules of the
Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Movement Control) (No. 4) Regulations 2021
and the
Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Recovery Movement Control) (No. 3) Regulations 2021
respectively.
Under the MCO No. 4 Amendment No. 3 Regulations and the RMCO No. 3 Amendment No. 4, the district of Keningau in the state of Sabah, which was previously subjected to a recovery movement control order is now placed under a movement control order from 22 March 2021 to 31 March 2021.
With these amendments, there are now two areas in Malaysia that are subjected to a movement control order, namely the districts of Nabawan and Keningau in the state of Sabah.
Comments
The placing of Keningau under a movement control order is due to a recent significant increase in local recorded Covid-19 cases. While most parts of the country are no longer undergoing a movement control order, this serves as a reminder that the fight to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country is by no means over.
Notes
Our earlier Alerts on the movement control measures in Malaysia are available
here
,
here
and
here
.
Alert prepared by
Tan Wei Liang
(Associate) and
Tai Kean Lynn
(Associate) of Skrine.