44 arrested for MCO-related offences

44 arrested for MCO-related offences

Some 39 of them were issued a compound fine for participating in activities that made physical distancing difficult.

Seven undocumented migrants were arrested by police as part of the ongoing Op Benteng campaign.
PETALING JAYA:
Forty-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.

Participating in activities that made physical distancing difficult made up the majority of the offences (39).

Meanwhile, 3,318 compliance task force teams were deployed to conduct checks on 29,247 places of worship, supermarkets, restaurants, hawker stalls, factories, banks, government offices, as well as land, water and air transport terminals.

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

Regarding the mandatory home quarantine, Ismail said 157,681 people who arrived through KLIA were screened for Covid-19 between July 24 and March 28 before being placed under quarantine.

Some 1,175 tested positive and were sent to the hospital for treatment, while 149,382 have been allowed to return home.

A total of 7,124 are undergoing mandatory quarantine.

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