Police deny its personnel did not comply with quarantine order

 

Police have refuted a viralled item on social media that a policeman who was confirmed positive for Covid-19 did not adhere to the quarantine order upon returning from Sabah.

Selangor deputy police chief Arjunaidi Mohamed said police found that the personnel from Bukit Puchong police station was on holiday in Semporna, Sabah had returned on Sept 9, 2020, and resumed duty in the peninsula on Sept 26 2020.

"The policeman complied with the quarantine order as directed by the Health Ministry which required all individuals to undergo a 14-day quarantine at home beginning Sept 27 this year.

“The Selangor police contingent confirmed that it was not true the policeman did not comply with the quarantine order by visiting the Puchong Utama Aeon Big supermarket,” he said in a statement today.

He said an investigation found that the personnel did not violate any quarantine order by visiting any places while undergoing quarantine. - Bernama