PUTRAJAYA – Police have reminded residents in movement control order (MCO) areas not to enter Putrajaya for social and recreational activities.
Putrajaya district police chief Mohd Fadzil Ali said police will not hesitate to act against those who breach the inter-district travel ban, including people entering here on official business but misuse the consent, to indulge in social and recreational activities.
“Checks and observations will be conducted regularly at business premises and food outlets to ensure that there are no outsiders in public places,” he said after an inspection at Ayer 8 here last night.
Fadzil said police will be firm in carrying out their duty to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the federal administrative capital.
“This is because Putrajaya is surrounded by several districts in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, which are under the MCO,” he added.
Fadzil also reminded Putrajaya residents to practise self-discipline and abide by the standard operating procedures to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Yesterday, new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia surged to 4,498, with Selangor topping the list at 1,424 cases, followed by Sarawak and Kuala Lumpur with 750 and 436, respectively.
Fadzil said it was a challenge for the authorities here to keep the federal territory a green zone.
He said while police understand that people are getting tired of the restrictions imposed to contain the pandemic for the past year, they had to be firm and fair in discharging their duty for the sake of protecting everyone.
He urged everyone to cooperate with enforcement and SOP compliance teams to bring the pandemic under control. – Bernama, May 8, 2021
