Kuala Lumpur empty of people due to pandemic (Source: EPA/EFE) In a televised address, Muhyiddin said five states,including Penang, Selangor, Melaka, Johor and Sabah, and the federalterritories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan will be placed under the MCOagain for two weeks until January 26.
Interstate travel is banned across the country, whiletravelling between districts is not allowed for the states under the MCO.
Recent four-digit daily jump in cases brought the nationaltotal to more than 138,000, with 555 deaths.
Meanwhile, on the same day, Indonesian Health Minister BudiGunadi Sadikin asked COVID-19 patients who have slight or no symptoms tostrictly follow stay-at-home quarantine as the country’s hospitals are full.
Budi said that the country now has only 15,000 hospital bedsfor COVID-19 treatment, much lower than the demand of 36,000 beds, or 30percent of the 120,000 active cases as of January 10./.
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