If Malaysians continue to do their part, normalcy may return as it has in Singapore A wave of panic could be felt in the air when the first movement control order was announced in March last year. The two days before the MCO was a busy time for many as they rushed to beat deadlines and make last-minute preparations to adhere to the restrictions that came along with the cordon sanitaire. Several roads around Johor Baru, including those leading to the Singapore-Malaysia Causeway and Second Link, were unusually busy in the final hours before the clock struck midnight on March 17 last year.