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KUALA LUMPUR: Foreigners entering the country from all international points of entry will be required to pay the full rates of quarantine charges in effect today.
The Chief Minister (Security Group), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, said they would be charged entirely without the government subsidies or with a fixed operating cost of 2,600 to 4,700 ringgit and 2,100 ringgit for the cost of accommodation.
“For the second and third person sharing a room with the first person, they will be charged half the cost of accommodation, that is, 700 RM and it will be free for children under six years of age.
“The government has decided to withhold the cost of quarantine for Malaysians. They will only have to pay 2,100 ringgit for the hosting as previously decided and implemented. The operating cost of RM2600 will be borne by the government, “he said in a statement here today.
Ismail Sabri said the government had previously decided that mandatory quarantine charges for all people entering the country are at their own expense and that the directive only applies to foreign seafarers.
Meanwhile, he said a total of 33,534 people had returned to their homes through the country’s entry points since July 24.
They stayed in 67 hotels and eight other venues, including Public Training Institutes (ILA) and private higher education institutions in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Johor, Sarawak, Kelantan, Perak, Kedah, Perlis, Terengganu, Sabah and Labuan. .
“Of that total, 8,005 people are in mandatory quarantine, while 103 people have been sent to hospitals for treatment and 25,426 were able to return home,” he added.
Ismail Sabri said a total of 137 people were detained yesterday for violating the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO), of which 111 were aggravated, 25 were detained and one was granted bail.
It said that among the crimes were participating in activities in pubs or nightclubs in which 39 people participated, not practicing physical distancing (32), leaving home without a reasonable excuse in the areas included in the Order for Enhanced Movement Control ( EMCO) (25) and suspected of being involved in prostitution (14).
“Failure to provide the necessary equipment to record the entrances and exits of clients (10), leave EMCO areas without a valid reason (seven), do not wear a mask (six) and the premises operating without permission (four)”, He said.
In Op Benteng, Ismail Sabri said 67 illegal immigrants, five captains and three smugglers were captured, while 13 land vehicles and a boat were seized yesterday.
“Of the number, eight were arrested at Ladang Sg Tengah in Johor for not possessing valid travel documents.
“Two illegal immigrants were detained by police in Pengkalan Haram Kebun, Pengkalan Kubor, Kelantan for entering Malaysia via an unregistered route and not possessing valid travel documents,” he said.Named
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