Saarani: I’m not sure where the source of the information came from. We do have a series of meetings on the implementation of MCO but no final decision has been made yet.
IPOH (May 19): Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad has dismissed as false a claim spread via the WhatsApp application that a stricter Movement Control Order (MCO) or full lockdown will be implemented throughout the state this Friday.
He said no decision had been made and that discussions on the matter were still ongoing.
“I’m not sure where the source of the information came from. We do have a series of meetings on the implementation of MCO but no final decision has been made yet.
“In fact, at 3pm today, there will be a meeting to address the Covid-19 situation in Perak that has become increasingly worrying, especially in the Kinta, Hulu Perak, Larut and Selama districts,” he told a virtual press conference today.
The viral message, among others, claimed that the Perak state government will announce the implementation of MCO which will take effect on Friday due to the high Covid-19 infectivity rate of the South African variant.
Perak recorded 160 positive Covid-19 cases and three deaths yesterday.
