67 premises, including factories, closed for SOP violation - DPM

Another 67 premises, including factories, business premises, and construction sites were ordered to close yesterday for failing to comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the government to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this was after inspections on 2,285 factories, 16,822 business premises, 1,015 construction sites, and 456 worker dormitories.

“As previously announced, the government has stepped up inspections on factories and business premises due to too many violations of government directives and gazetted SOPs,” he said in a statement on the National Recovery Plan (NRP) today.

Meanwhile, he said another 416 individuals were detained yesterday for violating the SOPs, and out of that number, 372 individuals were compounded while 44 were remanded.

Among the violations were:

• Inter-state/district travel without permission and eating/drinking in premises (97 cases)
• Failure to check-in at premises (74)
• Not wearing face masks (58)
• Non-compliance with movement control directives (43)
• Carrying excessive passengers (39)
• Not observing physical distancing (35)
• Premises that failed to comply with directives (six)
• Other offences (64)

He also said that two more localities in Sabah will come under enhanced movement control orders (MCOs). They are the People’s Housing Project (PPR) in Lintas Sibuga, Sandakan, as well as Kampung Telaga and Kampung Pituru, Pitas from July 15 until July 28.

Felda Jengka 8, Jerantut, Pahang will also be under an enhanced MCO in the same period, he added.

Ismail Sabri said three areas will have their enhanced MCOs ended from tomorrow, namely Kampung Kubang Jela, Manir in Kuala Terengganu, Kampung Balung Cocos, Tawau, Sabah, as well as PPR Pantai Ria and Taman Bukit Angkasa in Kuala Lumpur.

“Two more areas under enhanced MCOs, Taman Merbau Utama in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan and Kampung Jaya Baru in Kunak, Sabah, which were supposed to end on July 18 and 19, respectively, will also end tomorrow,” he said.

- Bernama