In a statement, senior minister for security Hishammuddin Hussein said the enhanced restrictions will begin on Monday and will most likely end on Aug 22 unless terminated earlier or extended.
Five areas in Sabah are affected, and the remaining four are in parts of Pahang.
In Tawau, Sabah, four housing areas in Semarak are affected — Taman Semarak Indah, Taman Semarak Jaya, Flat Sri Semarak and Taman Sejati.
Elsewhere in Sabah, two localities in Penampang — Kampung Koidupan and Kampung Guunsing-Novunsu —will be placed under EMCO.
Kampung Marau in Sipitang, Kampung Baru Kimanis in Papar, and Kampung Tanjong Kapor in Kudat are the other areas in the state that will see enhanced restrictions from Monday.
In Pahang, two localities in Maran are among the areas that will be under EMCO. These are Felda Jengka 18 and Kampung Paya Besar Kerdau.
The other three areas in the state to go under EMCO are Kampung Orang Asli Sungai Bot, Karak, Bentong; Felda Sungai Panching Selatan, Kuantan; and Jalan Feri Lama, Teluk Gading, Rompin.
Nine areas previously under EMCO will see the tightened restrictions lifted on Aug 8.
In Sabah, EMCOs at Kampung Lajau and Kampung Kota Klias in Beaufort will be lifted tomorrow as scheduled. This is in addition to Kampung Tungkang, Kudat; Perumahan Ladang Kim Loong, Beluran; Kampung Telisai, Tungku, Lahad Datu; Taman Jaya Diri, Kota Kinabalu and Kampung Pituru Kinarut, Papar.
Elsewhere in the country, EMCOs will end tomorrow at:
- Medan Klebang Restu, Mukim Chemor, Kinta, Perak;
- Blok 5, Felda Keratong 7, Muadzam Shah, Rompin, Pahang; and,
- Employees’ hostel & Hospital Pendang construction site, Pendang, Kedah.
Meanwhile, the SOP compliance task force ordered 112 premises to close yesterday for failing to comply with the rules.
Hishammuddin also said 282 people were arrested yesterday over MCO-related offences, with 261 issued compound fines and 21 remanded.
The authorities seized three vehicles as part of the ongoing Op Benteng campaign, but did not arrest any undocumented migrants.
On mandatory quarantine, Hishammuddin said 264,663 people who arrived through KLIA were screened for Covid-19 from July 24 last year to Aug 3 this year and were placed under quarantine.
A total of 3,852 tested positive and were sent to hospital for treatment, while 251,220 have been allowed to return home.
Some 9,589 are currently undergoing mandatory quarantine.
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