What does MCO mean in Authorities?

Movement Control Order | Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP)

More commonly known as ‘nationwide lockdown’, this MCO was implemented from 18th March to 3rd May 2020. The immediate goal was to break the COVID-19 infection link, thus social and physical contact had to be minimised. Under MCO, only essential services including food supplies and services, pharmacies, medical and healthcare institutions, petrol stations, hypermarket and grocery stores, were allowed to operate. Industries that are not listed under essential services were ordered to close. Although restaurants and food services were allowed to open, its operations were strictly limited to takeaways and deliveries only; dine-in was not allowed. Interstate and inter-district travel were strictly prohibited, except for essential workers, food or essential grocery shopping and in cases of emergency. All tourism, cultural, religious or social activities that involve the gathering of large crowds were strictly prohibited, evening curfew was set at 10pm, public were ordered to stay home, and only the head of the family was allowed to leave home for essential shopping. The MCO period was implemented in 4 phases with differing levels of restrictions as the number of infections nationwide slowly decreased.

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