Malaysian movement control order
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The Movement Control Order (Malay: Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Kerajaan Malaysia), commonly referred to as the MCO or PKP, was a series of national quarantine and cordon sanitaire measures implemented by the federal government of Malaysia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The orders were commonly referred to in local and international media as "lockdowns".
Malaysia Movement Control Order | |
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Part of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia | |
Date | 18 March 2020 (2020-03-18) – 1 November 2021 (2021-11-01) (1 year, 7 months and 2 weeks) |
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Caused by | COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia |
Goals | Containment of the pandemic |
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Status | Completely lifted |
Casualties | |
Arrested | 24,081 (As of 3 May 2020[update])[1] |
Beginning on 18 March 2020,[2] the MCO was enforced nationwide and encompassed restrictions on movement, assembly and international travel, and mandated the closure of business, industry, government and educational institutions to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.[3] These measures were periodically relaxed and strengthened throughout the following 19 months in response to the changing epidemiology of the disease. Movement control orders were also localised to specific states and federal territories or smaller areas. The Movement Control Order was included in the National Recovery Plan (Malay: Pelan Pemulihan Negara, shortened to NRP/PPN) launched in June 2021.[4]
In October 2021, the Malaysian government lifted movement control restrictions for vaccinated people and announced its intention to treat COVID-19 as an endemic disease.[5]