Manhunt on for Covid-19 patient who fled while being taken to quarantine centre in Likas


KOTA KINABALU: Police are hunting for a man who jumped out of a Health Department vehicle as he was being transported to the Likas Quarantine Centre in Likas.

Kota Kinabalu police chief Asst Comm Mohd Zaidi Abdullah said the suspect, Lo Hin Khiong, 38, was detained by the Penampang police on Friday (July 23) over a trespassing case under Section 457 of the Penal Code.

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