TWO experts want sterner action against overseas returnees who flout home quarantine standard operating procedures (SOP), including heftier fines and ...
A picture of a woman wearing a Covid-19 quarantine wrist tag and dining at a restaurant in Bandar Meru Raya went viral on social media. — Pix from social mediaexperts want sterner action against overseas returnees who flout home quarantine standard operating procedures , including heftier fines and mandatory imprisonment.
“Anyone who contravenes the mandatory quarantine SOP faces a compound of RM1,000 or can be charged in court. Unfortunately, despite punitive action by the government, there are still returnees flouting the SOP.” He cited the case of returnees from Covid-19 hotspots, such as the Malaysian who returned from Novgorod in Russia, whose initial screening came back negative for Covid-19 but started experiencing symptoms two days into self-quarantine and eventually infected his father.
Lam said home quarantine was earlier allowed for returnees out of empathy for them as they had been stranded for a long period due to lockdowns in their host countries.
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