UNDERSTANDING, IMPACT AND COMPLIANCE TOWARD THE SUCCESSFUL OF MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER (MCO) COMMAND DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The pandemic COVID-19 has various health, economic, social, cultural, religious, and psychological impacts on communities around the world, including Malaysia. The Movement Control Order (MCO), which came into effect on March 18, 2020, has changed the daily lives of Malaysians. The implementation of the MCO is one step that the Malaysian government has taken to reduce the incidence of epidemics. The main factor for this success is the political stability that played a role in managing the COVID-19 virus crisis. Mature and stable policies have influenced the strength of the government in the face of this crisis. Harmony between political leaders and health experts is also very important in determining the country's response to this pandemic. This shows that success in containing the COVID-19 epidemic lies not only in a sophisticated infrastructure but also in political stability and effective leadership in formulating effective strategies to deal with this epidemic. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the extent of people's understanding of the MCO, the extent of the people's impact when the MCO is implemented and the extent of the people's compliance with the laws set during the MCO regarding the success of the MCO in Malaysia in containing the COVID-19 outbreak. These three independent variables are very important factors in the success of curbing this epidemic. 

Keywords: pandemic, epidemic, and movement control order (MCO).