Malaysia has banned all inter-district and inter-state travel from today, after closing high-risk premises including major malls yesterday as it battles a surge of Covid-19 cases threatening to overwhelm its healthcare system.
Initially implemented only in areas under the strict movement control order, the inter-district travel ban will apply nationwide from today until June 6.
Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob said such travel will be allowed only with police permission, while social functions by the public and private sectors are also banned during this period.
This is the first time that inter-district travel curbs and a ban on gatherings have been imposed nationwide since March last year.