Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the nine centres and prisons are the Perlis Correctional Centre; Sungai Petani Prison in Kedah; Kamunting Detention Centre, Taiping and Tapah prisons in Perak; and the Puncak Alam Correctional Centre, Sungai Buloh Remand Prison, Kajang and Kajang Women’s prisons in Selangor.

Meanwhile, Anjung Teduh in Felda Sahabat, Lahad Datu, will also be under locked down.

Ismail said the EMCO in the prisons and detention centres will be enforced from today until Nov 4.

“Movement in and out of the area is not allowed, and this includes visits by detainees’ family members.

“The movement of prison staff is determined based on the SOPs released by the Prisons Department while the detainees who are set to be released during this period will be isolated from other prisoners,” he said.

The EMCO in Anjung Teduh will start on Saturday and end on Nov 6, affecting a total of 4,629 people.

Meanwhile, the EMCO in six localities in Semporna and one in Kunak which was set to end on Saturday has now been extended until Nov 6.

The six localities in Semporna are Kampung Bangau-Bangau, Kampung Panji, Kampung Air, Kampung Selamat, Kampung Simunul and Kampung Pinggir Bakau, while the locality in Kunak is Kampung Pangkalan.

“Risk assessments conducted by the health ministry found that there are still case transmissions in the areas. The extension is required to enable continuous screening to be done by the health ministry to curb the transmission of the Covid-19 virus in these localities,” Ismail said.

He added that those under the EMCO in Anjung Teduh, the six localities in Semporna as well as the one in Kunak, will be allowed to buy essential needs from local shops in the area, which will be allowed to operate from 6am to 6pm.

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