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Covid-19: Recovery Movement Control Order Extended

01 September 2020

On 28 August 2020, the Prime Minister of Malaysia announced that the Recovery Movement Control Order (‘RMCO’), which has been in place in Malaysia since 10 June 2020 and was due to expire on 31 August 2020, will be extended to 31 December 2020.[1]
 
To give effect to the foregoing, the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) (Extension of Operation) (No. 6) Order 2020 (‘Extension No. 6 Order’) and the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No. 8) Regulations 2020 (‘Regulations No. 8’) were gazetted on 1 September 2020.
 
The Extension No. 6 Order extends the operation of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) (Extension of Operation) (No. 5) Order 2020 from 1 September 2020 to 31 December 2020.
 
Regulations No. 8 replace the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No. 7) Regulations 2020 (‘Regulations No. 7’) which expired on 31 August 2020. Regulations No. 8 will remain in force from 1 September 2020 to 31 December 2020. Among other matters, Regulations No. 8 set out the activities that are prohibited during the RMCO.
 
Regulations No. 8 is, in essence, identical to Regulations No. 7 (as amended from time to time). The activities that remain prohibited during the RMCO under Regulations No. 8 are the following:
 
  1. Participation or involvement in any procession by any person;[2]
  1. Sports event and tournament with spectators in attendance, and sports event and tournament involving participants from overseas entering Malaysia;[3]
  1. Outbound tour activities by a citizen and inbound tour activities involving foreign tourists entering Malaysia except foreign tourists from countries as specified by the Minister of Health;[4]
  1. Activities in pubs and night clubs, except restaurant business in pubs and night clubs;[5] and
  1. Any activity with many people in attendance at a place making it difficult to carry out social distancing and to comply with the directions of the Director General of Health.[6]
Activities that are allowed during the RMCO remain subject to strict compliance with the prescribed standard operating procedures by the relevant authorities.
 
[1] ‘Recovery MCO extended till New Year’s Eve’, The Star Online, 29 August 2020.
[2] Regulation 2 of Regulations No. 8.
[3] Paragraph 1 of the Schedule to Regulations No. 8.
[4] Paragraph 2 of the Schedule to Regulations No. 8.
[5] Paragraph 3 of the Schedule to Regulations No. 8.
[6] Paragraph 4 of the Schedule to Regulations No. 8.

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