No more blanket MCO, says PM


PUTRAJAYA: Controlling the spread of Covid-19 is part of the initiatives spelled out under the People and Economic Strategic Empowerment Programme (Pemerkasa), which includes efforts to accelerate vaccination programme and no longer impose blanket movement control order across the country.

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government would implement a more targeted Covid-19 containment strategy backed by science and data to reduce the negative impact on the country’s economy.

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