Review of SOPs for total lockdown if daily cases drop below 4000

People have been restricted from inter-district and interstate travels under the MCO 3.0 which began on June 1 to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

JOHOR BAHRU: The government will review the need to continue or relax the total lockdown SOPs under the movement control order (MCO) 3.0 if the Covid-19 daily infections drop to below 4,000 cases.

Senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the targeted figure was set by the health ministry (MOH) to ensure the daily infectivity rate nationwide can be reduced.

“I have been informed by health minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba and its director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah that when the cases are down to 4,000, we will review the MCO.

“It does not mean we will end the MCO but may review the SOPs to determine which ones can be relaxed a bit.

“However, the MOH will see and advise the National Security Council (MKN) at its coming special meeting to see what we can do when the infection level goes down to 4,000 cases or below.

“We do not promise to end it or anything else, but just getting advice.”

He said this after visiting the Malaysian Armed Forces field hospital at Sultanah Aminah Hospital here today.

He hoped the daily number of cases of Covid-19 infections would drop to below 4,000 by next week following implementation of the total lockdown under MCO 3.0 since June 1.

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