THE Sentul police station in Kuala Lumpur was closed for sanitisation following a visit by a person under Covid-19 quarantine today, said sources.

They told The Malaysian Insight that the person was at the station earlier today to lodge a report.

He was wearing a pink band to indicate that he was under quarantine.

“As a result of that, the Health Ministry ordered the station to be closed until further notice for the sanitisation process,” said a source.

It is unclear if police personnel at the station would be screened for the virus.

Photos of the Health Ministry notice as well as of health personnel in PPE suits inside the station have gone viral on social media.

Meanwhile, Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said the suspected Covid-19 patient was at the station to report that he was assaulted for violating the quarantine order.

“The complainant, who was wearing a quarantine band at the time, then started coughing so we immediately notified the Health Ministry which ordered the section closed.”

Reports also said the man suffered breathing difficulties. He was then taken away in an ambulance.

Health authorities were seen sanitising the area where the man was seated in the station. – August 19, 2020.