Labuan Under CMCO / PKPB Lockdown On 17 October!

Malaysia will place the Federal Territory of Labuan under a CMCO (PKPB) lockdown from 17-30 October 2020.

Here are the details, including the official MKN SOP on what’s allowed and what’s not allowed during the CMCO / PKPB lockdown of Labuan!

 

Labuan : CMCO / PKPB Lockdown On 17 October!

After a third wave of COVID-19 cases, the Malaysia National Security Council ordered a CMCO (Conditional Movement Control Order) lockdown of the Federal Territory of Labuan.

The CMCO lockdown of Labuan will kick off at 12:01 AM on 17 October 2020, and last until 30 October 2020.

 

Labuan CMCO / PKPB : Official MKN SOP

Here is the confirmed MKN SOP on what’s allowed and what’s not allowed during the CMCO / PKPB lockdown of Labuan :

GENERAL

• Only two persons from each household are allowed to go out to purchase daily necessities.
• People at high risk and children are not encouraged to go out.
• No one is allowed to enter or leave Labuan while it is under the CMCO / PKPB lockdown.
• Inter-state travel is forbidden, except for :
  – emergencies (medical treatment and funeral) with advanced application to the police.
  – work purposes – employees will need a valid work pass or letter of permission from their employers
• All transportation and delivery vehicles involved in industry, business, and manufacturing are allowed to continue as normal, including inter-district and inter-state travel.
• Employers are encouraged to let their employees work from home.
• Individuals who intend to travel by air through the Labuan Airport must obtain prior permission from the police.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

• All business, economic and industrial activity in Labuan can proceed as usual during the CMCO / PKPB lockdown.
• Supermarkets, shopping malls and retail stores are allowed, but must follow the established SOP.
• Restaurants, food stores, food trucks, hawkers, food courts, food stalls, food kiosks, groceries and convenience stores are allowed to open from 6 AM until 10 PM.
• Dine-in is allowed but limited to 2 persons per small table or 4 persons per large table*, but must follow the Food Sector SOP.
  * Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the change on 15 October 2020.
• Food deliveries, drive-through purchases and food take-aways are encouraged.
• Daily markets are allowed to open from 6 AM until 4 PM.
• Farmer’s markets are allowed to open from 6 AM until 12 PM.
• Petrol stations are allowed to open from 6 AM until 10 PM.
• Public transportation are allow to operate from 6 AM until 10 PM.
• Taxis and e-hailing vehicles are limited to 2 passengers, and allowed to operate from 6 AM until 10 PM.
• Food deliveries are allowed to operate from 6 AM until 10 PM.

HEALTHCARE

• Public and private clinics and hospitals are allowed to open 24 hours.
• Pharmacies and drugstores are allowed to open from 8 AM until 10 PM.

FISHING, FARMING, PLANTATION INDUSTRIES

• The fishing, farming, plantation, livestock and related food chain industries are allowed to operate in Labuan during the CMCO / PKPB lockdown.

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

• The construction industry is allowed to operate from 8 AM until 6 PM, as long as their workers have tested negative in COVID-19 screening tests.

SEA ACTIVITIES

• Water transportation like RoRo ferries, express ferries, speed boats are allowed to operate up to 6 PM, with limited capacity subject to physical distancing – alternate seating arrangement.
• Non-Conventional Shops (NCS) travelling to Labuan for barter trade are forbidden.
• Water taxis and mining transports are allowed to operate from 6 AM until 6 PM.
• Sign-On and Sign-Off activities for the shipping industry, including oil and gas, are allow to operate according to existing SOP.
• However, crew members from Sabah that sign-off in Labuan must quarantine for 14 days

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

• It has been proposed that mosques and suraus be allowed to recite the azan, establish the five daily prayers, and Friday prayers.
• All other houses of worship are limited to 6 people at any one time.
• Friday prayers will be determined by the state religious authorities.

ENTERTAINMENT, RECREATION + CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

• All recreational, social and cultural activities are forbidden.
• Entertainment centres, pubs and night clubs are forbidden to open.
• Indoor playgrounds and cinemas are forbidden to open.

SPORTS

• Individual sporting activities and non-contact recreation or those performed individually and not involving more than 10 people, like e-sports, walking, jogging, cycling, aerobics, hiking, fishing, and so on in the open are permitted.
• Indoor activities, camping, swimming, water sports, physical sports, combat sports, sporting tournaments are forbidden.
• Sporting events and competitions with spectators and/or with participants from other states are forbidden.

EDUCATION

• All public and private schools, institutions of higher learning, vocational training institutes, kindergartens, day care centres, tahfiz centres, public parks and recreation centres must close.
• However, students who are undergoing exams are permitted to continue taking their exams.

CELEBRATIONS

• Official and unofficial government and private ceremonies, and social events like weddings, banquets, engagement parties, aqiqah ceremonies, tahlil, birthdays, anniversary parties, reunions are forbidden.

TOURISM

• All domestic tourism activities that cross into or out of the CMCO areas are forbidden.

 

COVID-19 : How To Keep Safe!

Here are a few simple steps to stay safe from COVID-19 :

• Avoid suspected cases or disease hotpots, like hospitals, if possible!
• Avoid public events and crowds
• Keep our hands clean with soap or hand sanitiser
• Keep our home, office, vehicles, etc. clean
• If you need to wear a surgical mask, make sure you put it on and remove it properly!
• Wash your food with water (and soap) after purchase and before preparation

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