KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-seven localities in Terengganu, Sabah and Pahang will come under 14-day Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) from July 21 to Aug 3.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the decision was made after the National Security Council special meeting was briefed by the Health Ministry on the localities' Covid-19 risk assessments and infection trends.
In Terengganu, the two localities in Kemaman's Bandi sub-district are Bandar Cheneh Baru and Felda Neram 2 while those in the Kuala Dungin district are Kampung Sungai Buaya, Kampung Tanah Lot, Kampung Lembah, Kampung Padang Jambu, Kampung Nibong, Kampung Chatak Tengah, Kampung Molek, Kampung Bijangga, Kampung Sungai Udang and Kampung Sungai Penaga.
In Sabah, the affected areas are Kampung Marau in Sipitang, Kampung Pituru Kinarut in Papar, Kampung Meruntum in Putatan and Kampung Kebawang.
The other areas are four localities in the Kota Kinabalu district which are Jalan Kampung Likas Simpang 3, Api Api Centre Kota Kinabalu, Taman Ujana Kingfisher in Likas and Kampung Salut in Telipok as well as Beverly Hills Fasa 2 and Cybercity Fasa 2 in the Penampang district.
In Pahang, the three localities in the Ulu Dong, Raub sub-district are Kampung Bedu, Kampung Temalian and Kampung Pamah Kulat as well as Kampung Kabang and Kampung Sat in the Ulu Jelai sub-district in Jelai.
Ismail Sabri also said the EMCO at the Sungai Udang prison, which was scheduled to end on July 20, will be extended until Aug 3.
The EMCO at five localities in Kampung Bagus in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan; Kampung Mambong in Kuching, Sarawak, Kampung Baru Batu 2 Jalan Apas in Tawau, Kampung Ejuk in Kota Belud and Kampung Warisan in Kota Kinabalu in Sabah will end on July 20 as scheduled.
The EMCO at Johor's Kawasan Perindustrian Indahpura as well as seven localities in Kawasan Perindustrian Senai in Kulai will also end on July 20, two days earlier than scheduled.