{"id":12980,"date":"2022-01-11T20:21:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T12:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=12980"},"modified":"2022-01-11T20:21:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T12:21:05","slug":"no-more-mco-just-stricter-border-controls-says-hishammuddin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=12980","title":{"rendered":"No more MCO, just stricter border controls, says Hishammuddin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 &#8212; The government will not reimpose the Movement Control Order&nbsp;(MCO), but stricter control measures will be implemented at the country\u2019s entry and exit points in a bid to curb COVID-19.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Defence Minister&nbsp;Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said taking into account the latest development involving the Omicron variant, the control measures will be improved, including by adding more countries to the high-risk list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSo far, 245 cases of\u00a0Omicron variant were confirmed in Malaysia. The majority of the cases still involved those returning from overseas.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-05-at-17.06.07.png\" alt=\"stricter\" class=\"wp-image-9797\" width=\"503\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-05-at-17.06.07.png 590w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-05-at-17.06.07-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-05-at-17.06.07-184x100.png 184w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-05-at-17.06.07-350x190.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe will implement stricter control, but full-scale MCO will not be implemented again,\u201d<\/em> he told a press conference after the COVID-19 quartet ministers\u2019 meeting here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also present were Health Minister\u00a0Khairy Jamaluddin, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, and National Unity Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Saddique.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/news.php?id=2042364\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 &#8212; 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