EMCO ENDS IN 34 SELANGOR SUB-DISTRICTS

The Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) enforced at 34 sub-districts in Selangor ended yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the National Security Council had agreed not to extend the EMCO in the sub-districts involved.

The decision was made following an assessment by the Health Ministry on the situation.

The 34 sub-districts were placed under EMCO since July 3.

Ismail Sabri said the government also agreed to end the EMCO at eight localities in Kedah, Sabah, Penang and Negri Sembilan as scheduled today.

The Kedah localities are Kilang Jimat Jaya Sdn Bhd, Kawasan Industri Ringan Bukit Makmur and a workers’ hostel in Kuala Muda.

The Sabah localities are Kampung Pantai Emas in Kota Belud, Kampung Iban Kuala Nansang in Tawau and Kampung Babagon in Penampang.

“In Penang, the locality is Taman Nagasari in Seberang Prai Tengah. In Negri Sembilan, it is Taman Desaria, Seremban.”

Meanwhile, 13 localities in the Kuantan district of Pahang will be placed under the EMCO for two weeks from tomorrow to July 31.

Ismail Sabri said the affected areas are Tanjung Lumpur, Peramu, Anak Air, Sungai Derhaka, Kempadang, Sungai Soi, Kampung Pahang, Taman Seri Inderapura, Taman Indera Sempurna, Taman Tas and Pandan, Sungai Isap, Lorong Seri Teruntum and Taman Impianku.

Taman Chengal in Temerloh will also be placed under the EMCO.

In Selangor, four localities will be placed under the EMCO — Damai Apartment in PJS8, Jalan Pandan Indah in Ampang, Jalan Batu Nilam in Klang and Taman Samudera in Gombak.

“In Sabah, the EMCO will be imposed in Ladang Sawit KLK Lungmanis, the factory’s housing area in Lahad Datu, Kampung Pinolobuh Bukid in Kota Belud and PPR Taman Ehsan in Kudat.

“In Sarawak, the localities are Kampung Seratau, Kampung Astana Lot and Kampung Sungai Bedil Besar, all in Kuching.”

Ismail Sabri said the EMCO in Kampung Siasai Dundau in Kota Belud and Kampung Naruntung in Pitas, both in Sabah, which were supposed to end yesterday and today, respectively, had been extended for another two weeks from tomorrow to July 31.

On standard operating procedures (SOP) violations, he said 416 people were arrested for various violations on Thursday.

“A total of 404 people were issued compounds, while the remaining have been remanded.”

He said the SOP compliance task force led by the police carried out 84,976 inspections and Covid-19 snap checks nationwide, involving 19,133 personnel, on Thursday.

“The teams inspected 2,309 factories, 14,237 business premises, 833 construction sites and 322 workers’ hostels,” he said, adding that 65 premises that flouted the SOP were ordered to close.

He said the authorities had tightened enforcement on factories and business premises as they were among the highest contributors to new Covid-19 cases.

On Op Benteng, Ismail Sabri said the authorities arrested 57 undocumented migrants and seized nine land vehicles at the borders.

Enforcement agencies mounted 890 roadblocks nationwide under Op Penawar and Op Benteng to ensure SOP compliance.

“The Fire and Rescue Department and local government enforcement officers carried out 164 sanitisation operations in 67 red zones, three orange zones and eight yellow zones.”

Ismail Sabri said 673 people who returned to Malaysia on Thursday were ordered to undergo quarantine at designated centres.

He said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry compounded four premises on Wednesday for failing to adhere to the SOP.