KUALA LUMPUR – The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced at the Westlite workers’ dormitory in Taman Perindustrian Tampoi Jaya, Johor Baru, from tomorrow to January 8 next year.
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the enforcement follows the sudden rise in positive Covid-19 cases detected by the Health Ministry at the dormitory.
“Based on the results of three days of screening from December 21 to 23, the ministry found 115 out of 3,116 dormitory residents – all of whom are foreigners – are Covid-19 positive.
“Based on the advice and risk assessment done by the ministry, the government has decided to enforce EMCO at the workers’ dormitory,” he said in a statement today.
He added that the EMCO will involve 231 housing units, with an estimated 3,116 residents.
In another matter, Ismail Sabri said police detained 246 individuals for various MCO-related violations yesterday, with 236 of them being issued compounds and 10 remanded.
“The violations include entertainment outlet activities (91 individuals), failing to provide equipment to record customer details (84), not wearing face masks (44), not practising physical distancing (23) and other offences (4),” he said.
Regarding Op Benteng, he said 76 illegal immigrants and two human traffickers were detained yesterday, while eight land vehicles were seized.
In addition, between July 24 and December 24, 91,791 individuals returned through the country’s international border entry points, with 7,023 of them undergoing mandatory quarantine, 535 sent to hospital for treatment and 84,233 allowed to go home. – Bernama, December 25, 2020
