KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Kampung Padang Che Mas in Baling, Kedah is the latest area to be put under conditional movement control order (CMCO) starting next Monday until the end of this month, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today.
He said the National Security Council (NSC) made the decision after 25 people in the village were found to be infected with Covid-19.
He added that 236 in the area were screened for the virus and have been told to undergo mandatory quarantine at home for two weeks, and to wear quarantine armbands.
“Of the people screened, 25 positive cases involving five families were discovered, 100 more samples are still awaiting results,” Ismail Sabri said during his daily press conference.
He said the CMCO in Kampung Padang Che Mas affects 1,150 residents and 151 households.
“With this order, residents are to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) including no entry into or exit from Kampung Padang Che Mas, and only two members of each household are permitted to step out and purchase food or essentials.
“All schools and religious institutions such as pondok are to be closed for the time being, and all religious activities in mosques and surau are prohibited, save for the call to prayer five times a day and fardhu prayers, with a maximum of six congregants including the presiding imam and the bilal,” he said.
Ismail added that non-Muslim places of worship in Kampung Padang Che Mas are similarly not allowed to open.
“Restaurants, hawkers, food stalls and grocery shops are permitted to operate between 6am to 8pm. Patrons are encouraged to either purchase takeaways or have them delivered to their homes.
“Dine-in restrictions include a limit of two to four people maximum at one table, in compliance with the premises’ SOPs. Vehicles responsible for the food supply chain are permitted to operate as normal,” he said.
The minister said all sporting and recreational activities are prohibited during the CMCO, as are social and cultural events including large banquets and weddings.
He said fishing, farming and livestock rearing activities are permitted to carry on as usual.
