In a Facebook post, Muhyiddin said this followed the reports on the increase in the number of positive cases in several districts in Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Perak and Johor, which had turned into yellow or red zones just within one or two weeks.

He said the special meeting was to discuss the actions that needed to be intensified to curb and handle the pandemic. “I also expressed concerns over the Covid-19 situation in the country which is still showing a rise in the number of positive cases even though it is not a steep rise,” he said.

Muhyiddin said he had instructed MKN to carry out a review on SOPs for social and sports activities, in order to break the chain of infection. He said the procedures needed to be tightened.

The Prime Minister said the proposed rules would be tabled at the MKN meeting tomorrow.

He also expressed hope that the tightened SOPs would be put into force immediately as the current rate of infection was quite worrying.

Muhyiddin said he also agreed to the proposal of the Sabah Disaster Management Committee to amend the procedures of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at all localities in the state.

He said the amendment to the SOPs was aimed at helping the people involved to live in a better EMCO situation.

The prime minister also said that among the positive developments reported at the special meeting was the ending of the conditional MCO at eight prisons after no new cases were reported over the past 14 days.

“Congratulations to the Prisons Department and the ministry of health for working well together to curb the spread of Covid-19 in prisons,” he added.

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