Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this was due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in the districts of Klang, Petaling, Gombak and Hulu Langat.
“To prevent the virus from spreading to other districts, the National Security Council (NSC) has agreed to implement the CMCO for Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya,” he said at a press conference on Facebook live today.
During this period, Ismail said economic activities for all three areas will be allowed to operate as usual.
He went on to list the rules under the CMCO, which are as follows:
– Inter-district travel is prohibited. Those who need to cross borders must present their employee pass or a letter of permission from their company.
– Only two members of a household may leave the house to buy necessities.
– All schools, higher education institutions, training institutes, kindergartens, childcare centres, public parks and recreational centres will be closed.
– Mosques and other non-Muslim places of worship will also be closed.
– All sports, recreational, social and cultural activities including weddings are not allowed.
– Entertainment centres and nightclubs will not be allowed to operate.
Ismail said the full list of SOPs and further details will be announced by the NSC soon.
Meanwhile, he went on to reveal that police arrested 663 individuals yesterday, with 617 issued compounds, 44 remanded and two released on bail.
Among the offences included failing to practice physical distancing, not wearing face masks, activities at entertainment centres and failure to provide materials for contact tracing registration.
Ismail also said police nabbed 76 undocumented migrants, three boats and three vehicles yesterday under Ops Benteng. A total of 7,000 undocumented migrants have been arrested so far.
Regarding the mandatory home quarantine, Ismail said 46,655 people who arrived through KLIA were screened for Covid-19 from July 24 to Oct 11 and were placed under quarantine.
Some 381 tested positive and were sent to hospital for treatment, while 36,801 have been allowed to return home.
Currently, 9,473 people are undergoing mandatory quarantine
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