Categories: News

Businesses scramble again as Ismail Sabri says new MCO SOPs only out tomorrow at 5pm

Businesses will again be given just hours to respond to fresh standard operating procedures for the renewed movement control order, which Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri said he will disclose at 5pm tomorrow.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the MCO will be re-enforced in all Federal Territories, Penang, Johor, Melaka, Selangor and Sabah from 12.01am of January 13, or just seven hours from Ismail’s scheduled announcement.

“Today, the prime minister announced that the standard operating procedures for the MCO will be tightened.

“However, the detailed SOPs will be announced by me at tomorrow’s press conference at 5pm,” he said in a statement today.

According to Ismail Sabri, the Health Ministry, International Trade and Industry Ministry, and Works Ministry will also make separate SOP announcements for sectors under their purview.

The special address on the MCO had been anticipated for days after Ismail Sabri announced last week that Muhyiddin would deliver it today.

As expected, Muhyiddin announced this evening that the economically-devastating MCO would return in five states and three federal territories due to Malaysia’s runaway Covid-19 infection rate.

The prime minister disclosed that the country’s health system was near “breaking point” and justified the renewed MCO as necessary to prevent spiralling Covid-19 infections from completely overwhelming Malaysia’s public hospitals.

Aside from the MCO, he also announced that the conditional movement control order (CMCO) would be placed on Pahang, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Kedah, Terengganu and Kelantan.

Perlis and Sarawak will return to the recovery movement control order (RMCO).

However, interstate travel will be prohibited nationwide. — Malay Mail

[ IMAGE SOURCE ]

Related reading

Recent Posts

JomCharge x DBKL offers 50% off EV charging in Kepong this weekend

For this coming Labour Day holiday weekend, JomCharge x DBKL are offering 50% discount for…

52 minutes ago

Volvo offers Selekt certified used EVs from as little as RM153,000

Volvo Car Malaysia has released a limited batch of 100 Volvo Selekt Certified Used Cars…

2 hours ago

Proton e.MAS 5 now available in Jade Green, still priced from RM57k

Proton’s new energy vehicle subsidiary, Pro-Net, has revealed a new colourway for the Proton e.MAS…

5 hours ago

Samsung SmartThings now supports IKEA Matter devices, IKEA smart home hub no longer required

Samsung has announced expanded integration between its SmartThings platform and new smart home devices from…

7 hours ago

TNG eWallet to disable auto-reload for debit cards from 13 May 2026

TNG Digital has announced that it will discontinue Quick Payment and Auto Reload features for…

9 hours ago

HONOR 600 Pro vs HONOR 400 Pro: Midrange is the New flagship!?

This post is brought to you by HONOR. The HONOR 600 Pro might look familiar…

10 hours ago

This website uses cookies.