Malaysian movement control order

Malaysia Movement Control Order
Malaysia Movement Control Order
Part of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
	Police checkpoint in Shah Alam, 22 March 2020
Date	18 March 2020 – 1 November 2021 ; (1 year, 7 months and 2 weeks)
Location	Malaysia
Caused by	COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
Goals	Containment of the pandemic
Methods	Prohibition of movement and mass assembly nationwide, including all religious, sports, social and cultural activities.; All religious activities in mosques suspended, including Friday prayers; Malaysians barred from leaving the country, and restrictions placed on the entry of non-Malaysians into the country; All industries local or federal are closed except for infrastructure services and supermarkets, wet markets, grocery stores and multi-functional stores selling daily necessities; All nurseries, government and private schools, including boarding schools, international schools, tahfiz centres, primary, secondary and pre-university education institutions, public and private universities, and vocational training centres closed;
Status	Completely lifted
Casualties
Arrested	24,081 (As of 3 May 2020)

The Movement Control Order (Malay: Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Kerajaan Malaysia), commonly referred to as the MCO or PKP, was a series of national quarantine and cordon sanitaire measures implemented by the federal government of Malaysia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The orders were commonly referred to in local and international media as "lockdowns".

Beginning on 18 March 2020, the MCO was enforced nationwide and encompassed restrictions on movement, assembly and international travel, and mandated the closure of business, industry, government and educational institutions to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These measures were periodically relaxed and strengthened throughout the following 19 months in response to the changing epidemiology of the disease. Movement control orders were also localised to specific states and federal territories or smaller areas. The Movement Control Order was included in the National Recovery Plan (Malay: Pelan Pemulihan Negara, shortened to NRP/PPN) launched in June 2021.

In October 2021, the Malaysian government lifted movement control restrictions for vaccinated people and announced its intention to treat COVID-19 as an endemic disease.

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