KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 25): Ministry of Health (MoH) director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the government has no intention to extend the current Movement Control Order (MCO), which was implemented on Jan 13, beyond Feb 4 as there is a glimmer of hope that the curve will flatten soon.
His remarks came after manufacturer associations warned their members of a possible stricter lockdown if they remained lax in implementing measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 among their staff. We have implemented the MCO on Jan 13 and we decided to extend the MCO until Feb 4. We do not want to extend the MCO because this will affect our economy. So, we must balance between our economy and health, said Dr Noor Hisham at a virtual media briefing today.