Old habits die hard for some M’sians


PETALING JAYA: Many Malaysians are still finding it hard to break their bad habits from last year as a rising number of people has continued to flout Covid-19 preventive measures since the start of the new year.

From Jan 1 to Jan 18, a total of 8,765 people were arrested for failing to abide by the standard operating procedure.



Those not wearing face masks topped the list, with 2,422 offenders or 27% out of the total.

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