More than 100 rounded up during RMCO, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PETALING JAYA: The sex industry is active despite the Covid-19 pandemic as authorities nabbed 24 people from the sector violating the recovery movement control order (MCO).

Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said those involved in prostitution activities were among 117 people nabbed on Wednesday for various offences.

Of the total number caught, 26 were remanded while the rest were slapped with compound notices.

“Among the offences committed include failure to provide entry-exit logbook (37 cases), not wearing face mask (eight), operating beyond permissible hours (two), involved in prostitution activities (24), and gatherings with no social distancing,” he said yesterday.

Ismail Sabri said the Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance task force headed by the police conducted 67,369 checks to gauge compliance during the recovery MCO phase.

Checks were carried out at 3,988 supermarkets, 5,731 restaurants, 1,500 hawker stalls, 1,692 factories, 3,907 banks and 1,033 government offices.

Checks were also carried out at 1,124 land transport terminals, 212 marine terminals and 139 air transport terminals.

There were no arrest involving illegal immigrants on Wednesday.

“The government will continue to take stern action against those crossing the border illegally,” he said.

From July 24 to Aug 19, accommodation were provided for 14,048 individuals returning from abroad at 67 hotels and five public training institutes.

Of the total returnees, 43 were being treated at hospitals while 6,316 had since been discharged.

The returnees had arrived from as many as 32 countries, namely the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, India, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Turkey, South Korea, Iran, Nepal, Myanmar,

Bangladesh, Timor Leste, Taiwan, China, Britain, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Egypt, Spain, France, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

Police had on Aug 19 conducted spot checks on 380 individuals under the 14-day mandatory home quarantine order and found zero violation.

Checks carried out at 32 construction sites also showed compliance.

Since March 30, the Housing and Local Government Ministry had carried out 9,674 sanitisation operations in 134 zones involving 12,860 premises including business centres (2,699), government premises (5,659), residential areas (1,594), and supermarkets (354).