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The total lockdown, also dubbed the Full Movement Control Order (FMCO), has been extended to 28 June
Senior Minister (Security) Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the extension of two weeks in the in the daily National Security Council (NSC) press conference today, 11 June.
He said the decision was made taking into account that new COVID-19 cases were still higher than 5,000 daily.
Image via EPA-EFE/The Straits Times
Ismail Sabri also said the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the FMCO will stay the same as the ones currently in force
The total lockdown was initially planned to be from 1 June to 14 June.
Meanwhile, Malaysia saw 6,849 new COVID-19 cases and 84 new deaths today.
Status Terkini #COVID19, 11 Jun 2021 Kes sembuh= 7,749Jumlah kes sembuh= 563,779Kes baharu positif= 6,849 (4 import) Jumlah positif= 646,411Kes kematian= 84Jumlah kes kematian= 3,768Kes dirawat di ICU= 912Bantuan alat pernafasan= 458 pic.twitter.com/0WUx3JBTnu
— KKMalaysia (@KKMPutrajaya) June 11, 2021