Not wearing face mask tops list of MCO violations on Thursday (Feb 4), says Ismail Sabri

PUTRAJAYA: Not putting on a face mask while out in crowded public places top the list of offences committed by the public during the movement control order.

Out of the 747 individuals arrested on Thursday (Feb 4), 159 people were nabbed for not having their mask on.

Police also nabbed 113 individuals for crossing borders without permission and 41 individuals for being out without valid reason.

Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the task force monitoring standard operating procedure compliance made 70,548 checks nationwide, including at supermarkets (3,994), restaurants (5,676), banks (3,566), hawkers (2,322), factories (1,690) and government offices (819).

“On Ops Benteng, enforcement authorities detected the presence of 142 vessels in Malaysian waters during seven sighting activities, ” he said on Friday (Feb 5).

Authorities also arrested three undocumented migrants during Ops Benteng.

Ismail Sabri also said that on Thursday, 8,024 foreign workers were screened, of which 230 results turned out positive for Covid-19.

Cumulatively since Dec 1 last year, 296,903 foreign workers underwent screening, of which 5,729 people were positive.

Authorities also reported that 473 individuals had returned to Malaysia on Thursday and all were sent to undergo quarantine at government-designated stations.

Authorities carried out 129 sanitisation exercises covering 52 red zones, four amber zones, three yellow zones and one green zone across the country.