A TOTAL of 115 individuals were detained for flouting the recovery movement control order (RMCO) yesterday, said Senior Minister (Security) Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

He said of the total, 111 individuals were issued compounds while four others were remanded.

Among the offences committed were failure to observe physical distancing involving 35 individuals, while another 31 were caught leaving the house without a reasonable excuse in enhanced movement control order (EMCO) areas.

Other offences were possessing expired travel documents (26 individuals), failure to provide equipment/record visitors’ particulars (17), premises operating beyond permitted hours (five) and failure to wear a mask (one), he said in a statement today.

Meanwhile, he said in Op Benteng, 67 illegal immigrants were detained while two boats and five vehicles were seized in 98 roadblocks mounted yesterday.

On the mandatory quarantine, Ismail Sabri said 35,116 individuals have returned to Malaysia through international entry points since July 24 until yesterday.

They were from 32 countries and were housed in 66 hotels and nine other premises, including public training institutions as well as private higher education institutions nationwide, he said.

“Of the total, 7,903 individuals are undergoing mandatory quarantine, 103 individuals have been sent to hospitals for treatment while 27,110 individuals have been discharged and allowed to return home,” he said.

He added that since March 30 until yesterday, 10,107 public sanitation operations covering 135 zones were implemented involving 13,050 premises, including 2,715 business centres, housing areas including the People’s Housing Projects (1,600 ), public places (2,623), supermarkets (354) and government buildings (5,758). – Bernama, September 26, 2020.