
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Authorities arrested 549 people yesterday for violating Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the recovery movement control order (RMCO) involving various offences.
Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in a statement today said that from the total number of arrests, two individuals were remanded while the rest were issued with compounds.
Ismail said the top offence committed yesterday was failure to wear face masks, resulting in 188 arrests. A further 154 arrests were due to either premises failing to provide check-in equipment, or of those who did not record their personal details when entering a premise.
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