According to domestic trade and consumer affairs ministry secretary-general Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad, this was because almost all shoppers adhered to the time limit given.

He said the ministry’s enforcement team inspected 42 business complexes nationwide yesterday.

“A total of 3,190 visitors using the MySejahtera application were checked to ensure full compliance with the related SOPs.

“The shortest time detected was 15 minutes while the longest was two hours and two minutes,” he said in an online press conference via the ministry’s official Facebook page today.

Hasnol Zam Zam said yesterday’s inspection was mostly focused on large shopping complexes that were potential hotspots for the public.

He said the “Ops Had 2J” would be extended to other premises such as night markets, pasar tani, wet markets, retail outlets and convenience stores.

The operation was also aimed at preventing too many customers from gathering at the premises, which would cause congestion and result in long waits for other customers, too, he added.

Hasnol Zam Zam also said that the SOP stipulated that air-conditioning installation and servicing at customers’ homes was not allowed during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO).

On May 10, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced the implementation of MCO 3.0 nationwide, effective from May 12 to June 7.