PETALING JAYA: A stricter movement control order is possibly on the cards to bring down the number of the Covid-19 cases to a controllable level, say government sources. It is understood that the government would notify the industries in advance to help them prepare for a stricter MCO so as not to impact the economy severely. International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali said that this time around, the government would ensure industries were better prepared for a stricter MCO. “We are discussing all the measures with the Prime Minister, the Health Ministry and the Finance Ministry, ” said Azmin. Under various types of MCO which included the conditional MCO, targeted MCO and recovery MCO, the situation was brought under control but a third wave in October pushed the cases up to more than 3,000 as of Thursday.

Source: thestar January 08, 2021 22:44 UTC