CMCO in Sarawak extended until March 15
The Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in Sarawak, scheduled to end on March 1, will be extended for another two weeks, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the decision was made due to the spike in cases throughout the state where a total of 2,623 cases were recorded between Feb 12 and Feb 25.
“After conducting a risk assessment with various agencies in the MCO (Movement Control Order) technical committee, the government has agreed to extend the CMCO throughout Sarawak from March 2 to March 15,” he said in a statement on the development of the MCO today.
He said the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) implemented at a correctional centre in Batu Gajah, Perak, and its staff quarters would also be extended from Feb 28 to March 13.
He said the EMCO would also be enforced in Kampung Sinsingon and Kampung Lotong in Nabawan, Sabah from Feb 27 to March 12 due to the increase in the number of cases of Covid-19 in the areas, noting that a total of 42 positive Covid-19 cases have been recorded in these two localities.
The EMCO would also be implemented in the Sentosa Timur Fasa 2 settlement in Sibu, for two weeks from Feb 27, he added.
“So far, a total of 59 cases have been recorded involving this locality and the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed a sharp increase in cases with high infectivity,” he said adding that the EMCO would allow MOH to conduct screenings on the nearly 2,500 residents to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection in the community.
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri said yesterday a total of 320 individuals were compounded while six individuals were remanded for violating the standard operating procedures of the MCO.
Failure to provide proper equipment or entry log at business premises was the highest offence at 106, followed by failure to wear face masks (77) and failure to observe physical distancing (43), he said.
– Bernama
Covid-19 (Feb 26): 2,253 new cases, spike in Perak
The Health Ministry reported 2,253 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today, of which seven cases were imported from abroad.
Most cases were still concentrated in the Klang Valley (755 cases; 33.5 percent), but there has also been a spike of cases in Perak (545 cases; 24.2 percent).
The cases in Perak are at their highest since a larger spike of 1,215 cases was recorded five days earlier on Feb 21.
Since then, Perak has recorded an average of 262 cases per day prior to today’s spike.
Most of the Perak cases today were attributed to the Jalan Changkat Jong cluster, which recorded 474 cases today for a total of 1,814 cases to date. The cluster was first detected on Feb 18 and is linked to a factory in Teluk Intan.
Other states and territories that recorded triple-digit figures today were Selangor (633), Johor (276), Sarawak (250), Sabah (129), and Kuala Lumpur (122).
Nevertheless, the number of active cases continues its downtrend and has reached pre-emergency levels today, after 3,085 cases were discharged.
The Health Ministry said there are now 27,994 active cases, compared to 28,554 active cases on Jan 11 when the Yang di-Pertuan Agong assented to a proclamation of emergency in view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases.
Active cases: 27,994
Patients in ICU: 201
Deaths
11 new Covid-19 deaths have been recorded today. This brings the national death toll to 1,111 cases.
Four deaths were in Selangor, followed by Kuala Lumpur (3), Sarawak (2), Sabah (1), and Johor (1). Three of them were non-citizens.
With that, the number of Covid-19 deaths in the Klang Valley (377) since the beginning of the pandemic now surpasses those recorded in Sabah (370).
Cases by state
Selangor (633)
Existing clusters: 108
New clusters (Tapak Bina Persiaran Freesia, Teknologi Emas, Jalan Jenjarum, and Bukit Putra): 35
Close contacts: 377
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 111
Perak (545)
Existing clusters: 538
New cluster (Kampung Columbia): 1
Close contacts: 2
Other screenings: 4
Johor (276)
Existing clusters: 63
New cluster (Simpang Tiga Muar, Jalan Mega Satu): 64
Close contacts: 75
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 73
Sarawak (250)
Existing clusters: 83
Close contacts: 113
Other screenings: 54
Sabah (129)
Existing clusters: 43
New clusters (Merotai Besar): 6
Close contacts: 56
Other screenings: 24
Kuala Lumpur (122)
Existing clusters: 17
Close contacts: 46
Imported: 4
Other screenings: 55
Penang (93)
Existing clusters: 28
New clusters (Genting Terang): 5
Close contacts: 19
Other screenings: 41
Kelantan (73)
Existing clusters: 29
New clusters (Kampung Telekong): 4
Close contacts: 25
Other screenings: 15
Negeri Sembilan (68)
Existing clusters: 38
Close contacts: 10
Other screenings: 20
Kedah (25)
Existing clusters: 2
Close contacts: 5
Other screenings: 18
Pahang (21)
Existing clusters: 15
Close contacts: 2
Other screenings: 4
Malacca (13)
Existing clusters: 9
Close contacts: 3
Other screenings: 1
Perlis (4)
Other screenings: 4
Terengganu (1)
Existing clusters: 1
No cases were reported in Putrajaya and Labuan today.
Clusters
The Health Ministry is tracking 493 active Covid-19 clusters, including 10 new clusters that have been identified today.
New cases have been reported in 91 clusters today, of which the aforementioned Changkat Jong cluster in Perak recorded the most number of new cases (474).
This was followed by the newly identified Simpang Tiga cluster (55) in Johor and the Tembok Tapah cluster (54) in Perak. The latter is a prison cluster.
As for the new clusters, eight were classified as workplace clusters, and the other two are community clusters.
On the other hand, the ministry has ceased monitoring for 16 clusters after no new cases were recorded there for 28 consecutive days.
Details of the new clusters are as follows:
Tapak Bina Persiaran Freesia cluster
District(s): Kuala Langat, Selangor
Locality/Source: Construction site at Persiaran Freesia, Kuala Langat
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 23, targeted screening
Total infected: 19 out of 343 screened
Teknologi Emas cluster
District(s): Kuala Langat, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory near Jalan Emas, Kuala Langat
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 29, targeted screening
Total infected: 20 out for 87 screened
Jalan Jenjarum cluster
District(s): Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan Jenjarum 28/39, Shah Alam
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 23, targeted screening
Total infected: 24 out of 94 screened
Bukit Putra cluster
District(s): Gombak, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory at Bukit Rahman Putra Industrial Park, Sungai Buloh
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 26, targeted screening
Total infected: 24 out of 357 screened
Simpang Tiga Muar cluster
District(s): Muar, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory at Perindustrian Parit Jamil, Muar, and workers’ hostel at Simpang 3, Parit Jamil, Muar
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 26, targeted screening
Total infected: 55 out of 377 screened
Jalan Mega Satu cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory atJalan Mega 1/5, Taman Perindustrian Nusa Cemerlang, Nusajaya
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 26, targeted screening
Total infected: 9 out of 23 screened
Merotai Besar cluster
District(s): Kalabakan, Sabah
Locality/Source: Business premise at Jalan Tawau-Kalabakan, Merotai Besar, Tawau
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 18, index cases with symptoms
Total infected: 26 out of 79 screened
Genting Terang cluster
District(s): Barat Daya and Seberang Perai Selatan, Penang
Locality/Source: Public administration centre at Jalan Genting, Balik Pulau
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 19, index case with severe acute respiratory infection
Total infected: 21 out of 133 screened
Kampung Telekong cluster
District(s): Kuala Krai, Kelantan
Locality/Source: Community transmission at Kampung Telekong, Kuala Krai
Cluster category: Community
First case: Feb 17, contact tracing
Total infected: 29 out of 108 screened
Kampung Columbia cluster
District(s): Manjung, Perak
Locality/Source: Community transmission at Kampung Columbia, Ayer Tawar, Manjung
Cluster category: Community
First case: Feb 17, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 11 out of 43 screened
Source : Malaysiakini
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