movement control order

movement control order

English

Alternative forms

• MCO (abbreviation)

Etymology

Calque of Malay Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan.

Noun

movement control order (plural movement control orders)

1. (Malaysia) any of a series of national quarantine and cordon sanitaire measures imposed by the Malaysian government to stop the spread of COVID-19

Translations

Malaysian nationwide quarantine order

Chinese: 行動管制令 (xíngdòng guǎnzhì lìng), 行管令 (xíngdòng lìng), 限行令 (xiànxíng lìng, literally “restriction order”) Malay: Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Tamil: மலேசிய அரசு இயக்க கட்டுப்பாட்டு உத்தரவு (malēciya aracu iyakka kaṭṭuppāṭṭu uttaravu)

See also

• (Singapore) circuit breaker