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PETALING JAYA: A motorcycle thief who was detained by the vehicle owner showed symptoms of Covid-19 and confessed to being a close contact with a patient under investigation (PUI), says Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Zairulnizam Mohd Zainuddin.
“On October 17, the complainant, who is an auxiliary police officer at the Malaya University Medical Center (PPUM), had just finished his duties there and was on his way to his motorcycle, when he saw two men trying to steal his vehicle.
“The author called for backup and both suspects were arrested. Controls on the suspects led to several seizures, including equipment believed to have been used to steal motorcycles.
“When both suspects were sent for temperature checks, one showed a temperature reading of 38.5 ° C. He has been detained in a ward for presenting symptoms of cough and fever. He also confessed that he is a close contact of a PUI who currently under home quarantine, “Zairulnizam said on Sunday (October 18).
The suspect was tested for Covid-19 and the result is still pending.
The other suspect was sent for treatment after sustaining a lip injury during a fight while being arrested.
“Both suspects, aged 26 and 19, have a drug-related crime record,” he said.
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