KUALA LUMPUR: The movement control order (MCO), which was implemented from March 18 to control the spread of Covid-19, should be extended to and beyond the Hari Raya Aidilfitri season, says a medical group. The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia said that the current MCO must continue beyond the current Phase 2 that will end on April 14. Hari Raya is expected to fall on May 24 while Hari Gawai and the Harvest Festival will also follow soon after this period, the academy noted. On Thursday (April 9), The Star reported that many health experts have called for the MCO to be extended for at least another two weeks. “Given the need to prolong the MCO, we urge the government to strengthen plans to ease the socio-economic repercussions of the pandemic.

Source: thestar April 09, 2020 03:22 UTC