KUALA LUMPUR: The Sri Rakyat Apartment in Bandar Bukit Jalil and Block 11 and 12 flats at Lorong 4, Taman Nuri, Sandakan, will come under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) from July 11 to July 24 to break the chain of Covid-19 infection in the two areas.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the two-week EMCO was aimed at restricting the movement of individuals and prevent the coronavirus from spreading to other localities.
He said the same set of EMCO standard operating procedures (SOP) would be enforced in these two areas.
Ismail who is also Defence Minister said Health Ministry's surveillance at Sri Rakyat Apartment revealed that there was an increase in Covid-19 cases in the area.
As of now, 94 out of 598 residents tested positive for Covid-19.
"The infectivity rate is high in Block 11 and Block 12 of Lorong 4, Taman Nuri, Sabah, as from the 16 screenings conducted by the Health Ministry, nine individuals were found positive," he said in a statement today.
He also announced a six-day extension of the EMCO in Jalan Kubur, Kuala Lumpur, as a new coronavirus infection was reported in the locality.
"The EMCO in Jalan Kubur was scheduled to end today (July 9), however, Health Ministry informed that new cases are still reported in the locality. Hence, the government has decided to extend the EMCO till July 15," he said.
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri said as announced previously, the government had enhanced the enforcement on factories and business premises after "too many SOP violations" were detected.
"Yesterday, the Compliance Operation Task Force conducted 83,031 inspections and snap-checks nationwide including 2,568 factories, 16,960 business premises, 900 construction sites and 379 workers' quarters.
"As a result, 56 premises comprising factories, business premises and construction sites were ordered to shut down for defying the SOP," he said.
He said at the same time, 531 individuals were arrested for violating the SOP.
Of the total, he said, 499 were issued compounds while the remaining 32 were remanded.
Offences recorded were 114 cases of failure to observe physical distancing; interstate/district travels without permission/dine-ins (109); not wearing facemasks (69); failure to register details before entering premises (66); violating movement restrictions (44); ferrying passengers beyond permitted number (38); premises disobeying orders (20); employers failed to follow permitted capacity of workers/conduct screenings on workers (13) and others (58).
On Op Benteng, Ismail Sabri said 10 undocumented migrants were nabbed with 12 land vehicles and one boat seized yesterday.
The enforcement authorities mounted 950 roadblocks nationwide yesterday.
All 680 returnees who arrived at the international arrival entries were ordered to undergo mandatory quarantine at designated centres.
A total of 14 foreign workers who went for the mandatory screenings tested positive.