Malaysian nationals abroad, Diplomatic passport holders, MyTravelPass holders, international students (with written approval from the Immigration Department) are now permitted to enter Malaysia without prior approval of the Immigration Department or required to submit the letter of undertaking (LOU) to the Consulate-General prior to travel to Malaysia, or obtain the Travel Clearance Letter from the Consulate-General either. This decision will be subject to a risk assessment by the Ministry of Health, with regard to the daily number of cases as well as hospital capacity as COVID-19 cases are projected to hit 13,000 in June 2021. If necessary, a second phase of lockdown lasting four weeks may be implemented after the end of the first phase, followed by a possible third phase. Prayers at places of worship are limited to 12 people only and public transportation will function at 50% capacity. Any businesses considered as essential services, including those in malls, may open from 8:00am to 8:00pm. 2-3 metres socially distanced jogging and aerobics) are allowed up to 8:00pm. Essentials services such as supermarkets, hypermarkets, food outlets, and basic necessities are allowed to operate from 8:00am to 8:00pm.Īccordingly, only two persons per household are allowed to leave the house for essential goods shopping, with the exception of a third person for the taxi or e-hailing vehicle (including the driver) or for the purpose of buying medicine and emergency reasons, and the travel must be within 10 km radius only. Manufacturing and related services sectors are allowed to operate at a 60% maximum workforce capacity. Government services over the counter are only available if they cannot be done online, with “any form of exchanges conducted through an appointment-only basis”. Correspondingly, passenger capacity of public transport such as buses and LRT will also be halved. It is said that 80% of government staff and 40% of the private sector will work from home. Hotel for quarantine purposes only (not for tourism)Ĭonstruction and critical infrastructure worksĭefence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob outlined standard operating procedures (SOP) for the total lockdown which mostly resemble the previous lockdown in March 2020. Services and operations of ports, shipyards and airports, including loading, lattice transportation, cargo handling and piloting, and storage or bulk commodityĬommunications including media, telecommunications and Internet servicesīanking, insurance, takaful, capital marketsĬommunity credit (mortgage only), pawnshops Waste management public cleaning and sewerage According to the National Security Council (NSC), MITI will now serve as the one-stop centre to issue exemption letters to allow businesses to operate during the total lockdown period, with the exemption to 17 sectors listed below: In view of the new variant of COVID-19 and a sharp increase in confirmed cases, the Prime Minister’s Office announced that first phase of nationwide ‘total lockdown’ MCO 3.0 will be imposed during 1-14 June 2021.Ĭross-district and interstate travel, as well as social, sports and educational activities, is banned. A latest change by the government into the hour of ‘total Lockdown’ allows businesses to apply for exemption from the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI). Amidst a third wave of COVID-19, Malaysia is under its third round of movement control order (MCO 3.0) since.
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