He said this was because they have yet to receive the results for the remaining samples of COVID-19 screenings.
“The government had earlier placed these areas under the EMCO from Nov 20 to Dec 3. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has carried out 1,793 tests and 66 positive cases have been recorded in the localities.
“Based on the advice of and risk assessment carried out by the MOH, the meeting (of the National Security Council) today agreed to extend the EMCO in these localities,” he told the daily press conference on the Movement Control Order (MCO) development here today.
In the meantime, Ismail Sabri also announced the end of the EMCO at the Seberang Perai Prison and its staff quarters today.
He explained that so far, the MOH had carried out 3,254 screenings and recorded a total of 606 COVID-19 positive cases.
-- BERNAMA
