Senior Defence Minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced that the ongoing implementation of Movement Control Order (MCO) 3.0 will be extended for another two weeks. As you may recall, the original end date for Phase 1 of the MCO 3.0 lockdown was supposed to be on 14 June 2021.
When the implementation was announced by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on 28 May, he did point out that the decision to move to other phases of the MCO 3.0 lockdown would be based on the risk assessment by the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Update for June 1. Malaysia recorded 7,105 new cases with 71 deaths. #StayHomeStaySafe #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/aNgkudQTTN
— KKMalaysia🇲🇾🩺❤️ (@KKMPutrajaya) June 1, 2021
At the start of the lockdown on 1 June, there were 7,105 cases which would continue to rise until 3 June with 8,209 cases. From there, the number of cases went on a downward trend until 7 June with 5,271 cases.
Unfortunately, the numbers failed to stabilise as 5,566 to 6,849 positive cases have been recorded by MoH between 8 to 11 June. Hence, it was not surprising to learn that MoH had proposed a recommendation to the National Security Council (MKN) to further extend the lockdown.
#COVID19 update for June 11. Malaysia recorded 6,849 new positive cases with 84 deaths. #MenangBersama #StayHome pic.twitter.com/R8dGPePjrP
— KKMalaysia🇲🇾🩺❤️ (@KKMPutrajaya) June 11, 2021
In terms of SOPs though, Minister Ismail has said that they remained the same for the time being. Based on past experiences though, everyone should remain vigilant and always keep a look for updated information from relevant authorities such as MKN, just in case there are any sudden changes.
(Source: MKN / Telegram. Image: ATM / Facebook.)
