SEPANG – Three more residents of Medan 88, Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, here, who did not return home after learning that the area would be placed under an enhanced movement control order (EMCO), surrendered today, bringing the total number of those who have returned to 43.
Sepang district police chief Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said in a statement that, of the 32 men and 11 women who surrendered, 14 were locals, 19 from Indonesia, Thailand (17), and one each from Myanmar, India and Nepal.
"The current number of residents of Medan 88 stands at 387 individuals, while 142 workers who work in Medan 88 are under quarantine outside the area,” he said.
Meanwhile, Wan Kamarul Azran said, since enforcing the EMCO in the area, 448 Medan 88 residents have undergone swab tests, with nine testing positive for Covid-19.
It was previously reported that about 400 Medan 88 residents did not return home after finding the area surrounded by barbed wire ahead of the EMCO's enforcement from November 12 to November 25. – Bernama, November 21, 2020
