GEORGE TOWN, May 7 -- Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said any version of movement control order (MCO) that will be implemented in Penang will possibly have stricter SOPs for activities that could spread Covid-19 in the state.

He believes this is because the virus is now within the community that was spread through social activities.

"The recent cases reported were spread due to social activities and in the education sector when previously it was in the manufacturing sector," he said during a brief press conference after launching an e-learning computer programme.

He said the state Health Department has submitted an updated risk assessment to the Health Ministry to be brought up at the National Security Council (NSC) meeting this a...