456 people arrested, fined for defying MCO



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KUALA LUMPURA total of 456 people were arrested and fined yesterday for defying the Movement Control Order (MCO), Chief Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

The crimes were for not wearing masks (174 people), not practicing physical distancing (74), not providing registration tools (72), participating in entertainment center activities (34) and others (102), it said in a statement . about the MCO application today.

In Ops Benteng mounted to protect the country’s borders from illegal immigrants, as well as to curb the spread of Covid-19, he said that a total of 12 foreigners and two ship captains were arrested, while two land vehicles were also seized yesterday. .

He said that a total of 298 barricades were also set up yesterday.

Meanwhile, from July 24 to yesterday, 58,365 people had returned to the country from abroad through international entry points and were located in 63 hotels and 18 other locations, between Public Training Institutions and private institutions of higher education in Nacional level.

“Of the total, 9,960 people are in mandatory quarantine, 381 people are sent to hospitals for treatment and 48,024 are allowed to return home,” he said.

Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri said law enforcement officials at the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) had carried out 1,708 checks to enforce the SOP, and nine locals were advised to do so. -Called



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