Works Ministry: No construction work during MCO, but exemptions apply

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Construction work needs to be stopped during the movement control order (MCO) period in the states involved but there are exemptions to the rule, says the Works Ministry.

It said exemptions would be given for work on the list of essential services, including maintenance and critical repairs such as slope and road repairs; construction of major public infrastructure as well as building construction for projects that provide complete accommodation of workers on construction sites or Centralised Labour Quarters.