The nationwide total lockdown will be enforced in light of the country's worsening Covid-19 situation and will be done in three phases
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced on May 28 that Malaysia will be going into total lockdown (FMCO) from June 1 - 14. “This decision was made after taking into account the current situation of the Covid-19 outbreak in Malaysia, with daily cases surpassing 8,000 and over 70,000 active cases,” the statement read.
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“As of today, 2,552 have passed away from this pandemic, and the number of deaths is increasing. The presence of more aggressive variants with higher infectivity also influenced today’s decision,” he said, adding that hospital capacity nationwide to treat Covid-19 patients is also becoming increasingly limited.
The lockdown will be conducted in three phases. Phase one involves the full closure of social and economic sectors for 14 days starting June 1.
If the total lockdown is successful, the government will then go into phase two, which will allow the reopening of some sectors in the economy that doesn’t involve large gatherings as well as adhering to physical distancing. Phase two will be implemented for a period of four weeks.
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After phase two ends, Malaysia will then go into phase three which is similar to the current Movement Control Order (MCO) 3.0. Phase three will allow almost all economic sectors to operate with strict SOPs together with limited physical presence in the workplace. Social activities won’t be allowed.
“However, the decision to move from one phase to another will be subjected to risk assessment by the Ministry of Health (MoH). Evaluation will be made based on the current daily Covid-19 cases and hospital capacity across the country in treating Covid-19 patients,” the statement read.
