707 Malaysians return from 11 territories, ordered to home quarantine
Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said a total of 707 Malaysians returned yesterday (Jul 17) from China, Indonesia, Qatar, UAE, Singapore, Cambodia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.
They returned via the Kuala Lumpur International Airport as well as KLIA 2 and Ismail Sabri said 706 were ordered to home quarantine while one was taken to the hospital for tests...
Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said a total of 707 Malaysians returned yesterday (Jul 17) from China, Indonesia, Qatar, UAE, Singapore, Cambodia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.
They returned via the Kuala Lumpur International Airport as well as KLIA 2 and Ismail Sabri said 706 were ordered to home quarantine while one was taken to the hospital for tests.
As for the 96 Malaysians who arrived from India today, the minister said they would all undergo the compulsory 14-day quarantine at the Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT) in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.
"As such, all parties, including family members, are not allowed to visit the AKEPT,” he said.
Meanwhile, in special checks conducted by the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry enforcement personnel, a total of 50 premises were issued with warnings for not complying with the recovery movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs).
A total of 14 people were arrested yesterday for defying the recovery MCO, said the minister.
He explained that three of them were remanded, and the other 11 were issued compounds.
"Among the offences included taking part in events involving huge crowds which hindered social distancing and activities which violated the SOPs,” he said in a statement today.
Ismail Sabri added that the compliance operation task force, headed by the police, also conducted 62,386 checks to monitor and enforce SOP compliance during the recovery MCO.
He also said that nine foreigners were detained under Ops Benteng, which was carried out to tighten security at the country's borders to prevent infiltration by illegal immigrants in an effort to curb cross-border crime as well as the spread of Covid-19.
Under Ops Benteng, the authorities set up 67 roadblocks nationwide and checked 43,033 vehicles to prevent the entry of illegal immigrants, especially through rat lanes.
- Bernama
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