Malaysia to impose MCO for 2 weeks from Jan 13 in several states to curb Covid-19 cases: Muhyiddin, SE Asia

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday (Jan 11) announced fresh nationwide movement restrictions to curb the soaring number of Covid-19 cases. Five states – Melaka, Johor, Penang, Selangor and Sabah – and the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya will re-enter the movement control order (MCO), where social gatherings are banned and dine-ins are not allowed in eateries. Only two people per household are allowed to go out and buy groceries, and they can only travel within a 10km radius from home. “Our health system can no longer afford to handle 2,000 daily Covid-19…