KUALA LUMPUR: The government will impose the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) at 22 localities in Sabah and one in Pahang.
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, in a statement today, said all 23 localities would come under EMCO for two weeks, from Aug 1 to Aug 14.
In Sabah, six areas in Tawau would be affected by the order - Bandar Sabindo, Kg Rancangan Sg Tongkang, Taman Kukusan, Batu 2 Lrg Habib Abdul Rahman Jln Apas, PPR Sri Semarak and Taman Berjaya.
Another five areas in Keningau that would be under EMCO are Kampung Bariawa Laut, Kampung Baitah, Kampung Panagatan Ulu, Kampung Kota Ayangan and Rumah Kongsi Jutaya Lingkudau.
Other areas in Sabah to be under EMCO are Kampung Seri Aman, Taman Orkid and Kampung Damaran Banggi in Kudat; Kampung Lupak Meluas Darat, Kampung Sundang Laut and Flat Taman Sejati in Sandakan; Taman Sempelang, Sembulan and Kampung Sembulan Tengah and Lama in Kota Kinabalu; Kampung Tempasuk 1 in Kota Belud; Kampung Tengah Padang in Putatan and Kampung Babagon in Penampang.
In Pahang, the EMCO would be imposed on Kampung Tanjung Kerayong locality in Temerloh.
Hishamuddin said the Health Ministry's risk assessment and Covid-19 infection trend had also warranted a two-week extension of EMCO in four localities until Aug 14.
These four localities are Taman Tas and Pandan, Taman Indera Sempurna and Taman Impianku in Kuantan, Pahang, as well as Kampung Siansai Dundau in Kota Belud, Sabah.
Meanwhile, EMCO would be lifted as scheduled tomorrow (July 31) from 10 localities in Kuantan, Pahang, which are Tanjung Lumpur; Peramu; Anak Air; Sg Derhaka; Kempadang; Sg Soi; Kampung Pahang; Taman Seri Inderapura; Sg Isap and Lorong Seri Teruntum.
The EMCO will also end tomorrow at Taman Chengal in Temerloh, Pahang; Jalan Pandan Indah, Mukim Ampang in Hulu Langat, Selangor; PPR Taman Ehsan in Kudat, Sabah; Kampung Naruntung in Pitas, Sabah; Kampung Pinalobuh Bukid in Kota Belud, Sabah; Ladang Sawit KLK Lungmanis & Perumahan Kilang, Mukim Silabukan in Lahad Datu, Sabah; Kampung Pasir Hilir, Lundu in Kuching, Sarawak and Kampung Garung in Kuching, Sarawak.
The EMCO at Kampung Belangkap in Rompin, Pahang, that was scheduled to be lifted on Aug 5 will end tomorrow.