KOTA KINABALU: Seven areas in Tawau, Lahad Datu and Kudat will be placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) from June 9 to 22 following a spike in Covid-19 cases.
The Tawau areas are Kampung Tanjung Batu Darat (10 positive cases), Taman Apas Permai (18), Bandar Sri Indah (36), Taman Megah Jaya (14) and Jalan Budi, Sri Tanjung (10).
In Lahad Datu, eight people in Taman Perdana tested positive after tests were conducted on 66 people, while 16 people in Kampung Narandang, Kudat, tested positive from 36 tests.
Senior minister for security Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
He also announced that the EMCO in Taman Seri Ketiau and Taman Desa Seri Ketiau in Putatan and Kampung Sungai Imam in Tawau will end today (June 8).