PETALING JAYA: A rehabilitation centre, in Muar, used as a transit point for prisoners since November will go under lockdown for 14 days beginning tomorrow.
Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at the centre will come into effect from tomorrow until Jan 6, 2021.
He said the decision was made following a presentation by the health ministry on the spike in Covid-19 cases among inmates there.
“As of now, the health ministry has conducted 726 screenings, and 20 positive cases have been recorded among the inmates.”
He said 773 detainees and 127 staff will be affected. The EMCO there will be subjected to the usual SOPs.
Meanwhile, Ismail also announced that the EMCO at the Sierra East Condo at Persiaran Paya Terubong, Relau, Penang will end today.
He said residents there have been screened and there have been no positive Covid-19 cases from the locality.
On the daily offences, he said police arrested 230 people yesterday over movement control order-related offences. All were issued compounds.
Among the offences were taking part in activities at entertainment centres, failure to wear face masks and failing to provide material for contact tracing or registration, among others.
A total of 2,950 compliance task force teams were deployed to conduct checks at supermarkets, restaurants, hawker stalls, factories and banks, among others.
Ismail also said police caught 33 illegal immigrants and seized five vehicles under Ops Benteng. He added that 90,536 people arrived through KLIA from July 24 to Dec 22 from various countries.
A total of 535 people were sent to hospital for treatment, while 82,427 were allowed to return home and 7,574 people are currently undergoing mandatory quarantine.