MELAKA: Police have escorted home a 33-year-old woman wearing a pink wristband after she violated a quarantine order by going to a hypermarket in Batu Berendam to buy basic items for Deepavali.
Melaka Tengah district police chief Afzanizar Ahmad said a security guard at the hypermarket filed a complaint at about 6.45pm. A police team rushed there and found the woman with a male relative at the hypermarket.
“The security guard had earlier asked the woman to remove her green, long-sleeved jacket and he spotted the pink band on her right wrist. She was immediately asked to leave the premises and wait in front of the security guard’s office.
“After having her personal details taken, the woman was instructed to go home to continue with her quarantine. She was escorted by the police team to ensure that she arrived home,” Afzanizar said in a statement here today.
Afzanizar said the health ministry had confirmed that the woman is undergoing a home quarantine order as a person under surveillance. The quarantine period ends on Thursday (Nov 12).
“The woman has not been arrested as she will surrender at the police station after her quarantine period ends and she has tested negative for Covid-19. No statement was recorded from the woman.
A total of 327 positive Covid-19 cases have been recorded in Melaka up to yesterday, with a new cluster detected, Berendam Cluster, linked to cases in Alor Gajah and Melaka Tengah. - FMT
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