In a statement, Amirudin said this was because the state-level National Security Council (MKN) meeting found that the Covid-19 situation was only “worrying” in Klang, Gombak, Hulu Langat and parts of Petaling.
The state-level meeting comprised officials of the Selangor Health Department, the police, the armed forces and other agencies.
Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob had earlier announced CMCO restrictions would come into force in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya from 12.01am on Oct 14 until Oct 27.
Amirudin said the state MKN would propose several recommendations to its federal counterpart, particularly for areas considered as “green” or “yellow” zones with fewer than 40 active cases such as Sabak Bernam and Kuala Selangor.
“The state government will submit its proposals to the (federal) MKN immediately,” he said.
“It appreciates more effective and conclusive communications involving all parties so that any measures taken do not cause uncertainty in the implementation that could impact frontliners, the people and SMEs.”
However former prime minister Najib Razak later questioned why the Selangor government had “rejected” the CMCO after Amirudin said the state MKN would propose several recommendations to its federal counterpart, particularly for areas considered as “green” or “yellow” zones.
He said the number of Covid-19 cases in Selangor was higher than that of Kuala Lumpur and the trend is increasing.
Najib said it would be easier for the government to curb the spread of the virus if CMCO is implemented in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor simultaneously. “The restrictions in the CMCO isn’t as strict as the MCO. Don’t oppose it for the sake of opposing it,” he said.
Ismail had said the statewide CMCO was because of 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 MKN 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 would be allowed to operate as usual.