Following the high vaccination rates in the adult population against COVID-19 and a decrease in the number of severe cases of the disease since September 2021, Malaysia is expected to transition from the COVID-19 pandemic to an endemic phase by the end of October 2021, with more restrictions being eased. The MCO was strengthened into a "total lockdown" from June 1 that was extended indefinitely, as the severe and continued spread of the virus led to Malaysia's healthcare system capacity being reached in some regions. With novel SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in Malaysia, and a record surge in daily COVID-19 cases and deaths, the government reintroduced a nationwide MCO once more, which began on May 12, 2021. However, the restrictions were reinstated in several states from mid-April as infection cases rose again. ĭue to a decline in new cases by early March of 2021, the government lifted MCO restrictions in all states and federal territories. A nationwide state of emergency was also declared on 12 January 2021 by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, suspending Parliament and State Legislative assemblies and granting the Muhyiddin government emergency powers until 1 August 2021. By mid-January 2021, the pressure of COVID-19 on the country's healthcare system led to the reintroduction of MCO restrictions across various Malaysian states and federal territories, which was extended to March 4, 2021. The Malaysian government responded by reinstating CMCO restrictions in most states since November 2020 to counter the outbreak. Ī third wave of COVID-19 infections in the country occurred as a result of the Sabah state election in September 2020 and several outbreaks at Top Glove facilities in late 2020. The government had planned to end RMCO at the end of August 2020 but due to the continuous detection of imported cases, measures were extended until the end of the year, with several sectors remaining closed and strict travel restrictions from several countries remaining in place. The government progressively relaxed lockdown restrictions in a staggered phase beginning with the "Conditional Movement Control Order" (CMCO) on, which allows most business sectors to be reopened under strict standard operating procedures (SOPs), followed by the "Recovery Movement Control Order" (RMCO) on 10 June 2020. By early May, the MCO had led to a gradual decline in daily infections. The MCO, which was originally to be ended on 31 March 2020, was extended to early May 2020. In response to the surge of cases in March 2020, the Malaysian government led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin imposed a nationwide lockdown known as the Movement Control Order (MCO), which came into effect on 18 March 2020. By the end of March, the total number of cases had risen from below 30 to over 2,000 active cases across every state and federal territory in the country. The most notable was a Tablighi Jamaat religious gathering in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur that sparked a massive spike in local cases and imported cases to neighbouring countries. The first cases in Malaysia were confirmed among travellers from China in Johor via Singapore on 25 January 2020, and continued to be limited to a few imported cases until March 2020, when several local clusters emerged. Since January 2020, the medical response and preparedness to the outbreak in Malaysia are overseen by Director-General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah under the Health Ministry of three successive governments led by the Mahathir, Muhyiddin and Ismail Sabri cabinets. As of 16 November 2021, with over 2,500,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, over 65,000 active cases, over 29,700 deaths, and more than 34 million tests, the country is currently ranked third in the number of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 in Southeast Asia, behind Indonesia and the Philippines. The COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2). Source: Malaysian Ministry of Health via official website
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