In Negeri Sembilan, Kampung Bangkahulu in Gemas will go under an EMCO after 38 people tested positive from the 170 screened. Ismail said the health ministry noted a high positivity rate of 22.9%.

Meanwhile in Kelantan, the Maahad Tahfiz Al-Azhari in Machang will be under EMCO after 207 Covid-19 tests returned 87 positive results.

In Pahang, seven settlements in Raub will be placed under EMCO. According to Ismail, five people have already tested positive while the result of seven more tests were pending.

Five of the settlements are located around Sungai Klau and the other two are at Sungai Chalit.

The EMCO in all these localities is set to last until May 12.

Ismail also announced the end of the EMCO at the Aminuddin Baki Institute and staff quarters in Bentong, Pahang, today – two days ahead of schedule.

Meanwhile, Ismail said police arrested 295 people yesterday over MCO-related offences.

Of that number, 288 were issued compound fines while the other seven remanded.

Among the offences were failing to provide materials for contact tracing or registration (175) and not wearing face masks (71).

A total of 3,541 compliance task force teams were deployed to conduct checks on 29,643 supermarkets, restaurants, hawker stalls, factories, banks, among other places.

Ismail also said police arrested three illegal immigrants and seized four vehicles under the ongoing Op Benteng.

He added that 187,540 passengers had arrived through KLIA between July 24 last year and April 27 this year from various countries.

A total of 1,675 people tested positive for Covid-19 and were sent to hospital for treatment, 178,153 were allowed to return home and 7,712 are currently undergoing mandatory quarantine.

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