Ismail Sabri: 200 detained for MCO violations on Wednesday (April 21)

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested 200 individuals for movement control order violations on Wednesday (April 21).

Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said they issued compounds to 198 individuals, while two others were remanded.

"The highest number of offences recorded was for not wearing face masks (53) followed by failure to provide entry logs and equipment (46), not observing physical distancing (44), entertainment outlet activities (28) and 29 other offences," he said in a statement on Thursday (April 22).

He said a compliance operations task force led by the police comprising 14,181 personnel divided in 3,152 teams conducted 67,275 checks on Wednesday.

"They checked 7,100 supermarkets, 5,386 restaurants, 1,656 factories, 4,095 banks, 1,202 government offices and 4,859 hawkers.

"They also monitored 2,075 markets and farmers markets, 3,509 places of worship, 1,552 recreational areas, 1,342 land transport terminals, 332 water transport terminals and 112 air transport terminals," he said.

Meanwhile, under Ops Benteng, he said six foreigners were arrested on Wednesday with the seizure of nine vehicles, while adding that 273 roadblocks were also conducted nationwide.

On the screening of foreign workers, Ismail Sabri said 593 of them were screened on Wednesday, and none tested positive for Covid-19.

"Cumulatively, 687,807 workers have been screened involving 35,507 employers. Of this number, 10,227 foreign workers tested positive for the virus," he said, adding that a total of 1,544 clinics were involved in the foreign worker screening program to date.