• UPDATED 8.18PM | Added details of the six criteria needed for the gov't to consider lifting the MCO.

CORONAVIRUS | Six criteria need to be fulfilled before the government can decide to lift the movement control order (MCO), said Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

According to him, four of the criteria are border control, movement control, the readiness of the healthcare services system, and protection of high-risk groups.