54 arrested for MCO-related offences

54 arrested for MCO-related offences

All were issued compound fines, says senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Failure to provide materials for contact tracing or registration made up the majority of the offences.
PETALING JAYA:
Fifty-four people were arrested by the police yesterday over movement control order-related offences, senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

In a statement, Ismail said all of them were issued compound fines.

Failure to provide materials for contact tracing or registration made up the majority of the offences (21).

Other offences include failing to wear a face mask (17) and travelling across states without a valid permit (six).

Meanwhile, 3,888 compliance task force teams were deployed to conduct checks on 46,407 places of worship, supermarkets, restaurants, hawker stalls, factories, banks, government offices, as well as land, water and air transport terminals.

The authorities also detained 18 undocumented migrants and confiscated 11 vehicles and one boat as part of the ongoing Op Benteng campaign.

On mandatory home quarantine, Ismail said 152,570 people who arrived through KLIA were screened for Covid-19 from July 24 to March 23 and were placed under quarantine.

Some 1,121 tested positive and were sent to hospital for treatment, while 144,647 have been allowed to return home.

A total of 6,802 people are undergoing mandatory quarantine.

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