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BENTONG: Police have denied allegations that went viral on social media yesterday that around 1,500 workers at Genting Highlands were staying at a hotel at the resort after testing positive for Covid-19.
Pahang Police Chief Abd Jalil Hassan said the Health Ministry’s assessment of all workers was negative, but they were placed in the hotel to undergo a 14-day quarantine.
“The move (the quarantine) was taken by Genting Highlands after consulting with the Pahang Covid-19 task force committee to facilitate efforts to ensure the well-being of its staff.
“The allegation that Genting Highlands has been blocked is also not true and the public can still visit the area, but must adhere to the established standard operating procedure (SOP),” he said at a news conference at the district police headquarters. of Bentong. Here today.
Abd Jalil said that only three locations in Bentong, namely Ria Apartment, Amber Court Apartment and Rumah Kongsi Kampung Semaut, have been placed under the Enhanced Motion Control Order (EMCO) from December 10 to 23.
He said that some 2,363 residents in the three towns also gave their full cooperation and complied with the rules prescribed by EMCO.
An allegation that Genting Highlands management was “hiding” its Covid-19 positive workers in a hotel to avoid losses has been circulating on WhatsApp and Twitter since yesterday.
At the Covid-19 Treatment and Quarantine Center at the Pahang Sports Complex (Sukpa) Indoor Stadium in Kuantan, about 180 km from here, Abd Jalil said 131 low-risk Covid-19 patients from the Jalan Genting group in Bentong they are currently housed there.
He said 94 monitoring teams involving 1,525 members of the security forces were deployed across the state to monitor compliance with SOPs in public areas and factories.
