KUALA LUMPUR: Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today explained the differences in the implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOP) for the various types of the movement control order (MCO) which are being enforced in several parts of the country.
The Conditional MCO (CMCO), he said, focused on limiting social, religious and other events in order to mitigate the risk of the spread of the Covid-19 virus within the community.
"The SOP enforced at areas placed under the CMCO can be amended based on the localities and the Covid-19 situation.
"This is evident in the implementation of the CMCO in the sub-district in Klang, which is way different from the enforcement of the same order in some parts of Sabah.
"Having that said, industrial and economic activities permitted to operate by the National Security Council after discussion with the International Trade and Industry Ministry can proceed as usual subjected to strict compliance with the SOP at areas placed under CMCO," he said in a live press conference from his home, today.
The Senior Defence Minister said the Enhanced MCO (EMCO) is akin to a "total lockdown", in which, all activities would be ceased during the implementation of the order.
"No movement (entering and exiting areas placed under EMCO) would be allowed during the period. Residents at the affected areas are not allowed to leave their houses and food items will be send to them by the respective authorities.
"This was the case when we implemented the EMCO, for example, at the Selangor Mansion in Kuala Lumpur and Kampung Dato' Ibrahim Majid in Simpang Renggam, Johor," he said.
In comparison, he said the Targeted Enhanced MCO (TEMCO) is being implemented on specific locality.
He said this was the case involving the six localities in Semporna, which TEMCO was extended by the government yesterday.
"TEMCO is implemented when the health authorities managed to identify confirmed cases from specific localities, which is not scattered," he said.