Tawau cops hunting Covid-19-positive detainees who fled quarantine centre

TAWAU (Bernama): Police have launched a manhunt for three Covid-19-positive male detainees who escaped from the Quarantine and Low-risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) at Dewan Arena here on Sunday (Sept 5).

Tawau district police chief ACP Puter Umbuas said two detainees, Niko Matheus, 25, and Hashim Muhamad Syata, 34, are Indonesians while the third is a 23-year-old Filipino, Jimnajir Anoor.