The Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Movement Control) (No. 4) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 ('MCO No. 4 Amendment No. 2 Regulations') were gazetted on 16 March 2021 and came into force on 17 March 2021. Thereafter, the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Conditional Movement Control) (No. 4) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 ('CMCO No. 4 Amendment No. 4 Regulations') and the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Recovery Movement Control) (No. 3) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 ('RMCO No. 3 Amendment No. 3 Regulations') were gazetted on 18 March 2021 and came into force on 19 March 2021.
 
MCO No. 4 Amendment No. 2 Regulations
 
The MCO No. 4 Amendment No. 2 Regulations replace the First Schedule of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Movement Control) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 ("MCO No. 4 Regulations") and provide that the district of Nabawan, Sabah is subjected to a movement control order from 17 March 2021 to 30 March 2021.
 
The district of Nabawan, Sabah has been the only area that is subjected to a movement control order since the MCO No. 4 Regulations came into force.
 
CMCO No. 4 Amendment No. 4 Regulations
 
The CMCO No. 4 Amendment No. 4 Regulations replace the First Schedule of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Conditional Movement Control) (No. 4) Regulations 2021. The substituting First Schedule provides that the following infected local areas are subjected to a conditional movement control order -

  1. the State of Johore;
  2. the State of Kelantan;
  3. the State of Penang;
  4. the State of Sarawak;
  5. the State of Selangor;
  6. the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur;
  7. the districts of Kuala Muda and Kulim, Kedah; and
  8. the district of Seremban, Negeri Sembilan,

from 19 March 2021 to 31 March 2021 except for the State of Sarawak where the effective period is from 16 March 2021 to 29 March 2021.

The States of Kedah, Negeri Sembilan and Perak which were previously subjected to a conditional movement control order are now subjected to a recovery movement control order except for the districts of Kuala Muda and Kulim, Kedah and Seremban, Negeri Sembilan which remain under a conditional movement control order.

RMCO No. 3 Amendment No. 3 Regulations

The RMCO No. 3 Amendment Regulations replace the First Schedule of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Recovery Movement Control) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 ("RMCO No. 3 Regulations") The substituting First Schedule provides that the following infected local areas are subjected to a recovery movement control order -

 

  1. the State of Malacca;
  2. the State of Pahang;
  3. the State of Perak;
  4. the State of Perlis;
  5. the State of Terengganu;
  6. the State of Kedah except for the districts of Kuala Muda and Kulim;
  7. the State of Negeri Sembilan except for the district of Seremban;
  8. the State of Sabah except for the district of Nabawan;
  9. the Federal Territory of Putrajaya; and
  10. the Federal Territory of Labuan,

from 19 March 2021 to 31 March 2021.
 
None of the States and Federal Territories in the list of infected local areas subjected to a recovery movement control order have been removed from the said list since the RMCO No. 3 Regulations came into force. In addition, the States of Kedah (except for the districts of Kuala Muda and Kulim), Negeri Sembilan (except for the district of Seremban) and Perak, which were previously subjected to a conditional movement control order, have been added to the said list.

Comments

The movement control measures implemented by the Malaysian Government appear to have been effective in containing the spread of Covid-19 in the country as the number of active Covid-19 cases has gradually decreased in the recent weeks. We remain hopeful that the movement control measures currently in place and the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme would successfully reduce the R0 (R-naught) of Covid-19 and break the chain of infection in the country.

Notes

Our earlier Alerts on the movement control measures in Malaysia are available here and here.

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