Malaysia extends Covid-19 movement controls to sixth state, Kelantan, as cases continue to climb, SE Asia

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has extended its strict partial lockdown restrictions to another state – Kelantan – as the country’s surge in coronavirus cases continued unabated on Friday (Jan 15). Kelantan is the sixth state in Malaysia to come under the Movement Control Order (MCO), the National Security Council (NSC) announced on Friday, joining Melaka, Johor, Penang, Selangor and Sabah. The federal territories of the capital Kuala Lumpur, administrative seat Putrajaya and the island of Labuan are also under MCO. Kelantan will be under MCO for 10 days from Saturday. The order is due to end on Jan 26, when…