The country, one of the early success stories in its management of the pandemic, recorded 7,168 cases and 47 deaths today compared with 3,412 cases and 35 deaths on 10 May. Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh city has decided to impose a 15-day social distancing exercise starting from today. The Malaysian restrictions add to containment measures imposed elsewhere in Asia-Pacific to curb rising infections. Malaysia is the world's second-biggest palm oil producer and fourth-largest LNG exporter. 'The next step after phase two is phase three when a movement control order will be implemented, similar to the current one, where social activities are not allowed and almost all sectors of the economy are allowed to operate subject to strict SOPs while restricting physical presence in the workplace,' Muhyiddin said. If phase one of the lockdown is successful, the government will put in place a four-week phase two lockdown during which a few economic sectors, which do not involve large gatherings, will be allowed to reopen, he said. The latest decision was made after taking into account the Covid-19 situation in Malaysia, where daily cases are exceeding 8,000 and active cases are above 70,000, Muhyiddin said. The country's first MCO, imposed last March, led to disruptions across commodity sectors from bitumen to biomass. The resource-rich nation recorded 565,533 cases and 2,729 deaths today, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, up from 1,780 active cases and 105 deaths in May 2020 when it reopened its economy after the first movement control order (MCO). 'During this period, all sectors are not allowed to operate except for essential economic and services sectors listed by the National Security Council,' he said. The first phase of the lockdown will last until 14 June, prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said. To check your mukim (locality) borders, click here.Malaysia will implement a total lockdown from tomorrow to stem rising Covid-19 cases in the country, shutting down almost all economic and social sectors for at least two weeks. The majority of new Covid-19 clusters in Selangor have been attributed to factories. On average, 80 people died every day due to Covid-19 last month, or 3.3 deaths per hour.

Read more: June 2021 - the month Covid-19 ravaged Malaysia despite lockdown June was the deadliest month so far, despite the 'total lockdown' with 2,374 deaths, nearly double the number of deaths in May (1,289). Previously, the government had allowed factories essential to the global supply chain, among others, to remain operational during the 'total lockdown' which began on June 1.ĭespite 'total lockdown' the workplace clusters have continued to emerge. This situation is a concern in view of the population density and the spread of three Covid-19 variants - Beta, Delta and Alpha,' he said. 'The R-naught number for two regions was around 1.00 and is now showing a decline. The actual seven-day average for Selangor is 2,359 while in Kuala Lumpur it is 781. Ismail said the decision was made by the National Security Council today in view of the fact that new cases in Selangor were in the '1,800 to 1,900' range, while in Kuala Lumpur it was between '600 to 1,000'. He said further details would be released on the National Security Council website. There was no specific mention of the courts. A total of 14 localities in Kuala Lumpur will also be affected ( see list below).Īccording to Senior Minister (security cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob, essential services - food, transport, medicine, markets, petrol stations, grocery stores - are allowed to operate. This will affect 34 subdistricts in Selangor including Cheras, Kajang, Klang and Setapak. These rules will be imposed from July 3 until July 16. Entry points into enhanced MCO areas will be guarded by the police. Enhanced MCO areas will be subjected to 'targeted' Covid-19 tests.Ĥ. Only factories producing basic necessities - food, masks and medicine - are allowed to operate.ģ. Only one person is allowed to leave the house for necessities.Ģ. The rules for enhanced MCO in these parts are mostly the same as the current 'total lockdown' rules.ġ. Several parts of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur will be subjected to an enhanced movement control order (MCO) from July 3 until July 16.

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