KUALA LUMPUR: The government is imposing the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) on Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and Putatan in Sabah beginning 12.01am on Oct 7.
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the CMCO was to contain the spread of Covid-19 and enable targeted detection activity.
"All movements to and from the areas were banned, except for essential services, including factories and business chains related to the services.
"The International Trade and Industry Ministry will provide a list of services involved in the area," he said in a statement today.
He said as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), all entries to the state were banned, except for Malaysians from Sabah, holders of passes issued by state Immigration Department from the peninsula, Sarawak, Labuan, and spouse of those providing essential services.
Others, he said, were required to obtain a special permit from the Sabah state government.
Only two people are allowed to leave home at any time to get food and house supplies while sports, recreational, social and cultural activities were prohibited under the CMCO.
Meanwhile, non-essential services' outlets must be closed, while restaurants, eateries and retailers were allowed to operate between 6am and 6pm, he said.
"Only drive-in, delivery (from 6am to 8pm) and take-away of food purchase is allowed. Operation hours for petrol stations is from 6am to 6pm (and) 6am to 2pm for daily markets," he said, adding that the decision was made during the special ministerial meeting on Covid-19 management after taking into consideration views from Health Ministry representatives and suggestions from the Sabah state government.
Ismail Sabri said night markets, wholesale markets and Pasar Tani would also be closed during the CMCO, while pharmacies and shops selling medicines were allowed to open from 6am to 6pm.
Public and private clinics and hospitals were allowed to operate 24 hours, while operations remain as usual at ports and airports.
However, staff members and passengers, as well as those transporting essential items were required to obtain police permission.
He said residents were prohibited from leaving the respective area including for work throughout CMCO.
Employers must abide by this order and allow staff to either take leave or work from home, he said, adding that only essential service staff members were exempted from this ruling, subject to police approval.
As for taxi and e-hailing services, only a maximum of two passengers is allowed, while express and stage buses are not allowed to operate during the period.
For emergency cases, the public must submit movement application to the authorities before travels.
"The police are responsible for enforcing the CMCO, with the assistance of armed forces, the Civil Defence Force and People's Volunteer Corps (Rela)."
Ismail Sabri would hold regular discussions with the Sabah government to monitor Covid-19 situation in all districts and get advice from the Health Ministry from time to time before taking any action.
For inquiries, call Sabah Natural Disaster Management command centre at 088-369434.