In a televised address this morning, 12 January, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that Malaysia is currently under a national emergency that could potentially last up to eight months
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s consent for a national emergency comes after Muhyiddin had yesterday, 11 January, reinstated the Movement Control Order (MCO) in five states and three Federal Territories.
The reinstatement of the MCO is aimed at curbing the alarming spread of COVID-19, which…