KUALA LUMPUR – 210 were compounded while seven were remanded yesterday for disobeying the directives of the movement control order (MCO).
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the most common offence was not wearing face masks (99 cases), followed by failure to provide facilities to record customer details (60 cases).
Other offences recorded were failure to comply with physical distancing (31 cases), entertainment centre activities (17) and others (10), he said in a statement related to the MCO and recovery MCO today.
On Ops Benteng, he said 67 foreigners were arrested as a result of tight border control by the police, Malaysian Armed Forces, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, and Malaysian Border Security Agency.
Also seized in the operation were four land vehicles and eight boats.
“The government will take stern action against any party that tries to enter the country illegally, and enforcement agencies will continue to tighten border control, especially in rat lanes,” he said.
Ismail Sabri said the Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board has inspected 27 construction sites nationwide, and all were found compliant with the standard operating procedures set.
Meanwhile, he said that from July 24 to yesterday, 85,383 individuals have returned home through international border entrances.
They were housed in 77 hotels as well as 19 public training institutes and private sector institutes of study nationwide.
“Of the total, 12,626 individuals are undergoing compulsory quarantine, 542 individuals have been sent to the hospital for treatment, while 72,215 individuals have been allowed to return,” he said. – Bernama, December 10, 2020
