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PETALING JAYA: The urge to party over the weekend drove more than 300 people to pubs and nightclubs, but they got a bit drunk late in the night
A total of 365 of them were captured by the police for violating the conditions of the recovery movement control order (RMCO).
Chief Minister (Defense) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pix) said yesterday that another 105 were arrested for not observing social distancing and 38 for not wearing masks.
They were among 523 people arrested for various RMCO violations. A total of 483 of them were issued compounds, while 40 were forwarded, it added.
The operators of 20 commercial establishments were retained for failing to provide registration books and QR codes to record the entry of customers to their facilities. Four illegal immigrants were also arrested.
Controls at the points of sale continued over the weekend. A total of 45,847 locations were verified to ensure standard operating procedures were applied.
They included 3,893 restaurants, 3,213 supermarkets, 520 government offices, 1,011 factories, and 2,896 bank offices.
Other than that, a total of 75 illegal immigrants were detained under Ops Benteng on Saturday.
Ismail Sabri said that 35,991 people had returned to the country and that to date 103 people had been sent to hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19, while 8,349 had been placed in mandatory 14-day quarantine at designated centers.
The upgraded MCO at Melur Zone in Amanjaya, Kedah has completed as scheduled, he added.
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