The Youth and Sports Ministry will seek new guidelines for sports and recreation under the third movement control order (MCO 3.0) - barely 24 hours after a policy shift that banned all sports activities and outdoor exercises in affected areas.

The ban itself came 24 hours after conflicting guidelines on outdoor exercise, including those which allowed for it.

Previously, Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal has defended the government's move to ban outdoor exercise in areas under MCO 3.0.