KUALA LUMPUR: The country's administrative machinery will resume as usual amid the nationwide state of emergency which was proclaimed today.
Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali assured this in a statement today and reaffirmed that all public and private sectors will operate as usual while adhering to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) of the Movement Control Order (MCO).
"The Emergency Proclamation will take immediate effect until Aug 1 or expire at an earlier date if the Covid-19 cases can be effectively reduced.
"The current situation differs from the Emergency Proclamation in 1969, which was triggered by security threats and required tougher security measures to control the tensed situation.
"The Emergency Proclamation this time is to stem the spread of Covid-19 which poses a risk to the three fundamental elements enshrined in Article 150 of the Federal Constitution.
"This measure will ensure the country's stability and allow the government to stay focused on reviving the economy and on the wellbeing of the people," he said.
Zuki also assured that civil servants are committed to ensure that the government's delivery service remains intact, in accordance with the country's laws and government policies.
Earlier today, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah decreed that a State of Emergency be implemented nationwide until Aug 1 as the drastic surge in Covid-19 cases threatened to overwhelm the country's healthcare system.