KUALA LUMPUR: Fifteen localities in Pekan sub-district in Kunak, Sabah, will be placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) for two weeks after recording a spike in Covid-19 cases recently.
They are Bajau Laut - Palauh, Kampung Cina, Kampung Selamat, Kampung Kunak Jaya, Kampung Singgah Mata, Kampung Kunak Kecil, Kampung Bagiang, Kampung Jaya Baru, Kampung Datuk Haji Zainal Gunong, Kampung JKR Lama, Kampung Haji Mohd Noor, Kampung Pangkalan Lama, Kampung Pangkalan Laut, Kampung Sungai Atas, and Pekan Kunak.
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the Health Ministry detected 173 cases in a short span of time, with the positivity rate of 64 per cent.
The current EMCO at Kampung Kunak Tiga, Kampung Kabog, Kampung Kabog Baru, Kampung Kunak Darat, Kampung Getah, Kampung Getah Tengah, and Taman Kunak Kaya will now be nullified and subsequently streamlined with the 15 localities mentioned, he said.
"The EMCO at the 15 localities will be from June 4 to June 17 except for Kampung Kadazan, Kampung Simpang 4, Taman Sri Idaman, PPR Sri Pangkalan and Bangunan Kedai Simpang 4 in Kunak district," he said.