KUALA LUMPUR: Kampung Segambut Dalam, which borders the affluent neighbourhoods of Mont Kiara and Sri Hartamas, will be placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) from tomorrow until July 9.
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, announcing this today, said the Health Ministry had reported a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases within a short period in the area, with 78 cases detected from 646 people screened.
The other locality in Kuala Lumpur to come under the two-week EMCO is Jalan Kubur in Pantai Dalam, which borders Bangsar.
A total of 53 cases were unearthed from 79 people screened, he said.
"After a risk assessment with various agencies under the Movement Control Order (MCO) Technical Committee, the government has agreed to place these two localities under EMCO for two weeks.
The EMCO will enable the Health Ministry to conduct targeted screening on residents and prevent the spread of Covid-19 to other areas," he said in a statement today.
He said the EMCO will also be imposed on four localities in Sabah. These are Kampung Pukat Tanjung Batu Laut and Kampung Baru Pasir Putih in Tawau and Lorong 12, 15, 16 of Taman Fajar and PPR Taman Murni in Sandakan.
The EMCO in these localities will run from June 27 to July 10.
"The Health Ministry detected 12 cases in Kampung Pukat Tanjung Batu Laut and 10 cases in Kampung Baru Pasir Putih, all with a high infectivity rate.
"The ministry also detected 17 cases from Lorong 12, 15, 16 of Taman Fajar and 15 cases from PPR Taman Murni.
"The implementation of the EMCO will ensure that residents remain in the area."
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri said the EMCO in seven localities in Terengganu, Kedah and Sabah will end as scheduled on June 26.
These include Mukim Bukit Besar and Mukim Serada in Terengganu; Universiti Utara Malaysia in Kedah; and Taman Villa Felca Nambazan, Kampung Kadazan, Kampung Lobou 1 and Kampung Bukit Permai in Sabah.
The EMCO in three localities in Sabah, namely Kampung Skim Cocos, Taman Puri Warisan and Taman Telipok Jaya, will be ending ahead of schedule.
Ismail Sabri also said two factories and 11 premises were ordered to close for violating the MCO 3.0 standard operating procedures (SOP).