Malaysia will be implementing a nationwide movement control order that will be effective from 18 March, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Muhyiddin announced this during a special address about the government’s measures to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak at 10pm today, 16 March.
He emphasised that the government is taking the coronavirus pandemic that has affected 135 countries across the world seriously and thus, taking more drastic measures to curb the spread of infection.
The restriction will be implemented until 31 March 2020.