A user scans a QR code via the My Sejahtera app at a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur January 16, 2020. – Malay Mail photo
KUCHING (July 11): A total of 93 compounds were issued by the police in the last 24 hours, with failing to scan MySejahtera QR code before entering premises topping the list with 25, said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).
SDMC said that the other compounds were issued for offences such as being in public beyond the stipulated time (20), gathering without physical distancing (19), not wearing face masks (14), exceeding the alloted number of passengers in a vehicle (7) and gathering while doing forbidden activities such as gambling (4).
“A premise was also compounded for not providing things such as the MySejahtere QR Code, temperature scanner and hand sanitiser while a construction site was also compounded for failing to ensure the right number of workers allowed to work during a certain period of time,” said SDMC today in its daily update.
There was also one compound issued by the police for drinking liquour at a public space.
Of the total 93 compounds, 32 were issued in Kuching followed by Sibu (28), Bintulu (19), Sarikei (6), Kota Samarahan (4), Lawas (2), Miri (1) and Lundu (1).
SDMC said this brought the cumulative number of compounds issued by the police so far to 9,143.
Apart from that, four local authorities across Sarawak also issued a total of 11 compounds to those who flouted the standard operating procedures.
The Sibu Municipal Council issued five compounds while the Bintulu Development Authority issued three, the Sibu Rural District Council issued two and Miri City Council issued one.
“The compounds are for offences such as premises operating without any permission (3), selling non-essential items (3) while the rest involved failure to update the attendance logbook or incomplete entry (2), failure to scan the MySejahtera QR code before entering a premises (2) and not providing any hand santisers (1),” said the committee.
SDMC said this brought the cumulative number of compounds issued by the various local authorities across Sarawak to 1,279.