movement control order

English

Alternative forms

MCO (abbreviation)

Etymology

Calque of Malay Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan.

Noun

movement control order (plural movement control orders)

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

Translations

Malaysian nationwide quarantine order

Chinese: 行動管制令／行动管制令 (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

circuit breaker (Singapore)
community quarantine (Philippines)

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