![]() ![]() ![]() However, the decision to move from one phase to the next will be subject to the health ministry’s risk assessment, and will be based on the daily caseloads and the hospitals' capacity to treat COVID-19 patients. READ: Malaysian volunteer undertakers struggle to cope as COVID-19 cases surge “Once the phase 2 lockdown ends, the next step is phase 3, which is implementing a movement control order (MCO) similar to the current one in effect, where social activities are not allowed and nearly all economic sectors are allowed to operate subject to strict standard operating procedures and limited physical presence at workplaces,” the PMO said. If the phase 1 total lockdown is successful in reducing daily COVID-19 cases, the government will implement a four-week phase 2 lockdown by allowing the reopening of a few economic sectors that do not involve large gatherings. With the sharp rise in the daily number of COVID-19 cases, hospitals' capacity to treat patients throughout the country are "becoming more limited", the statement added. The emergence of more virulent COVID-19 variants also influenced the National Security Council's decision to implement the lockdown. READ: Malaysia sets COVID-19 case record for 4th straight day with 8,290 new infections More than 2,550 people in Malaysia have died from the disease. “This decision was made after taking into account the current situation of COVID-19 transmission in Malaysia with daily case numbers exceeding 8,000 and active cases exceeding 70,000,” the statement read. ![]() Only essential economic and service sectors listed by the National Security Council will be allowed to operate during Phase 1 of the lockdown, said the statement issued by Prime Minister's Office (PMO). This move was announced in a media statement posted on Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s Facebook page on Friday (May 28) night. The first phase of the lockdown will last from Jun 1 to Jun 14. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will close all economic and social sectors by implementing a "total lockdown” throughout the country. ![]()
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