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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 580 people were found to be in breach of COVID-19 Recovery Motion Control Order (RMCO) regulations in Malaysia on Sunday (September 6) by participating in pub and nightclub activities.
Another 118 people also did not practice proper physical distancing, Chief Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Monday.
Other COVID-19 violations included 52 people who did not wear face masks, another 39 who were illegal immigrants, and 22 establishments that did not provide customer registration tools.
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Ismail Sabri added that 52 stores had operated beyond the allowed hours, while two people were found defying quarantine orders. Seven people were also found involved in activities suspected of prostitution, while another obstructed the functions of a public servant.
Of the 873 total captured, Ismail Sabri said 797 were fined while 71 were detained. Five others were offered bail. A total of 30 illegal immigrants and four traffickers were also arrested.
Malaysia’s RMCO period, which was originally scheduled to end on August 31, has been extended to December 31.
In this recovery phase, almost all social, educational, religious, and business activities can be reopened in phases with standard operating procedures that must be followed.
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Interstate travel is allowed as long as the country’s borders are closed to tourists.
Malaysia on Monday reported its steepest rise in new COVID-19 cases in three months. Of the 62 new cases, 50 were detected in an existing group in the state of Sabah, as a result of the arrest of two undocumented immigrants two weeks earlier.
Malaysia currently has 9,459 confirmed coronavirus infections, of which 128 resulted in deaths.
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