In Penang, checks at the Kuantan Road market and a major shopping mall this morning found they were packed with customers and vehicles. In Kedah, a survey at several supermarkets around the city found that there was no unusual rush for necessities.

The company’s executive floor manager Mohd Safrizal Zainaldin said although there were many customers, this time it was different from the MCO 1.0 as customers were now smarter by using the WhatsApp application to order goods to avoid congestion. In Selangor, customers of a supermarket in Shah Alam started queueing up to buy daily necessities from 6am and, by noon, more had turned up. “People do not need to make panic purchases and should go out to buy necessities once a week,“ she said when contacted. Housewife Nurul Huda Selamat, 35, from Batu Pahat, Johor and a former Covid-19 patient, said that she had since been using online services more often to buy her daily necessities. Sales executive Muhd Haris Rosli, 21, said the previous experience had taught him and his family to remain calm and not worry about getting the necessities.Īt a supermarket in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, customers could be seen queueing up to buy basic necessities like rice, milk and sugar as well as other items such as soap, but there was no panic buys resulting in supplies running out of stock. The announcement was not only accepted with relief, given that the country’s daily Covid-19 cases surpassed 9,000 cases today, but the public also did not react with panic in facing the total lockdown, including in terms of purchasing daily necessities.Ī survey by Bernama at several supermarkets in the capital found that although the shopping centres were still the focus of the public, there was sufficient stock, including ‘hot items’ which were much sought after during MCO 1.0, such as bread and toilet paper. To check your mukim (locality) borders, click here.KUALA LUMPUR: Having gone through the Movement Control Order (MCO) 1.0 in March last year, Malaysians have reacted with more calm to the announcement on the implementation of a 14-day total lockdown from June 1. The majority of new Covid-19 clusters in Selangor have been attributed to factories. On average, 80 people died every day due to Covid-19 last month, or 3.3 deaths per hour. Read more: June 2021 - the month Covid-19 ravaged Malaysia despite lockdown June was the deadliest month so far, despite the 'total lockdown' with 2,374 deaths, nearly double the number of deaths in May (1,289). Previously, the government had allowed factories essential to the global supply chain, among others, to remain operational during the 'total lockdown' which began on June 1.ĭespite 'total lockdown' the workplace clusters have continued to emerge. This situation is a concern in view of the population density and the spread of three Covid-19 variants - Beta, Delta and Alpha,' he said. 'The R-naught number for two regions was around 1.00 and is now showing a decline. The actual seven-day average for Selangor is 2,359 while in Kuala Lumpur it is 781. Ismail said the decision was made by the National Security Council today in view of the fact that new cases in Selangor were in the '1,800 to 1,900' range, while in Kuala Lumpur it was between '600 to 1,000'.

He said further details would be released on the National Security Council website. There was no specific mention of the courts. A total of 14 localities in Kuala Lumpur will also be affected ( see list below).Īccording to Senior Minister (security cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob, essential services - food, transport, medicine, markets, petrol stations, grocery stores - are allowed to operate. This will affect 34 subdistricts in Selangor including Cheras, Kajang, Klang and Setapak. These rules will be imposed from July 3 until July 16. Entry points into enhanced MCO areas will be guarded by the police. Enhanced MCO areas will be subjected to 'targeted' Covid-19 tests.Ĥ. Only factories producing basic necessities - food, masks and medicine - are allowed to operate.ģ. Only one person is allowed to leave the house for necessities.Ģ. The rules for enhanced MCO in these parts are mostly the same as the current 'total lockdown' rules.ġ. Several parts of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur will be subjected to an enhanced movement control order (MCO) from July 3 until July 16.

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