Selangor, KL, Johor, Penang under CMCO starting March 5

• UPDATED 8.25PM | Added clarification from Ismail Sabri on travel between KL and Selangor.

Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang will be placed under a conditional movement control order (MCO) beginning March 5 said Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Interdistrict travel will also be allowed in all states except in Sabah on request by the state government.

Interstate travel is still not allowed.

For the record, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya are considered to be in the same zone just like during the first MCO.

Ismail said travelling between Selangor and Kuala Lumpur is allowed, but to enter Putrajaya, the public needs permission from the police except for those who travel there for work and have a permission letter from their employers.

"This is to protect Putrajaya, which is under the recovery MCO," he said. 

Kedah, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Sarawak, and Perak will remain under a conditional MCO.

Meanwhile, Malacca, Pahang, Terengganu,  Sabah, Putrajaya and Labuan will be placed under a recovery MCO beginning March 5 as well.

Perlis remains a recovery MCO state.

Ismail said the conditional and recovery MCOs will be in effect until March 18 except for Sarawak for which they will begin from March 2 until March 15.

Under the conditional and recovery MCOs, all forms of shows and film shootings under the creative industry will be allowed but without an audience, while the crew and artistes involved are limited to only 70 percent of a normal workforce for areas under a conditional MCO and 100 percent for areas under a recovery MCO.

Tourist attractions such as zoo, farms, aquariums, edutainment centres and recreational parks will also be allowed to open.

Spas, reflexology, massage and wellness centres can also operate from 6am to 12am based on their licence conditions from the local councils.

On the latest RM10,000 compound for SOPs violators, Ismail said he was aware of negative reactions from many people.

He reiterated that while the maximum value of the compound for individuals was RM10,000, it did not mean that offenders would have to cough up RM10,000.

"They (the offenders) can appeal their cases where they may have to pay only RM50, RM100 or perhaps RM1,000 based on the discretion of the district health officers," he said.

However, stiff fines would be imposed on repeated and stubborn offenders such as those who were caught visiting night clubs and persons who breach home quarantine rules.