EMCO ends in Kg Numbak, Telipok settlement

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Covid19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun announced the end of the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) at Kg Numbak and Telipok settlement here yesterday.

He noted the government had implemented the EMCO on November 16, 2020 and extended till December 13, 2020.

"To date, MOH (Ministry of Health) has conducted 6,776 screening tests at both localities and a total of 175 positive Covid19 cumulative cases have been recorded in Kg Numbak and 224 cases in Telipok settlement," he said.

"However, thus far, MOH has confirmed that the number of active cases in these two localities shows a decreased and controlled trend.

"On the advice of MOH, the government agreed to end the EMCO in Kg Numbak and Telipok settlement today, as scheduled. However these localities are still subject to the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) that enforced throughout Sabah," he said.

Meanwhile, Senior Minister for

Security Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the EMCO in Zone A Taman Klebang Jaya, Taman Pinji Mewah, Perak would be lifted today (December 14) except for the Yamaha factory workers' dormitory where the enforcement would be extended for another seven days starting December 15.

He said apart from that, the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in Kinta district would also be lifted today, except for the Ipoh and Chemor areas in Hulu Kinta Sub-District which would be extended until December 20.