Muyuddin: Implementation of mobile controls from the 18th · Until the end of March

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(Kuala Lumpur Evening News) Prime Minister Tan Sri Muyudin announced that the government attaches great importance to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, and its primary task is to curb the epidemic. Therefore, it will implement the nationwide operation control from March 18 to March 31.

When reporting the latest outbreak of coronavirus in Malaysia and the world via a live television broadcast tonight, he said that so far, outbreaks have occurred in 135 countries, killing 6,443 people and 553 people in Malaysia.

This also means that all religions, sports, social and cultural activities, and all religious and commercial occasions also need to be closed, except for stores that sell daily necessities.

He said that nationals are also banned from leaving the country, and those who have just returned from abroad also need to be quarantined for 14 days and undergo health checks.

"All foreign tourists are also prohibited from entering Malaysia, and all schools including public, private, international and religious schools must be closed, including educational institutions from preschool to university."

Muyuddin also said that all universities and higher education institutions also need to be closed.

He said that all government agencies will also be closed, except for those that provide essential services, such as hydropower, energy, communications, postal services, transportation, sea areas, oil, natural gas, fuel, lubricants, broadcasting, finance, banking, health, health care, fire protection , Prisons, ports, airports, security, defense, cleaning, retail and food supplies.

"I understand that you may think that these measures will cause inconvenience to your daily life, but this is the necessary preventive and anti-epidemic measures. After all, this is an epidemic that threatens the lives of the people.