COVID-19 | A septuagenarian was jailed one day and fined RM8,000 after she pleaded guilty to breaching quarantine orders.
Nur Emah Mohamad Hashim, 72, will have to serve a six-month jail term in default if she fails to pay the fine.
The sentence was handed down by Ipoh magistrate Nabihah Mohd Noor.
Nur Emah was charged under Section 22(b) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988, which carries a punishment under Section 24(a) of the same Act.
Photographs of her dining out while wearing a pink wristband, denoting that she was under home quarantine orders, were widely shared online in late July.
She had been ordered to undergo a 14-day home quarantine after returning from overseas on July 4. She initially tested negative for Covid-19.
Those who undergo mandatory home quarantine have to remain at home for 14 days and take a second Covid-19 test on the 13th day.
The government is taking stern action against those who defy their home quarantine order.
Yesterday, the owner of Nasi Kandar Salleh in Jitra, Kedah, who is linked to the Sivagangga cluster, was sentenced to five months’ jail for defying his home quarantine order under Section 15 (1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.
Members of the public have repeatedly been cautioned of a possible jail sentence if they fail to comply with the quarantine order imposed on them.
However, images of individuals wearing the pink 'person under surveillance' wristband roaming the streets have been circulated on social media.
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