IGP says doubling manpower for border control to secure Malaysia against Covid-19 imports
Monday, 06 Apr 2020 07:17 PM MYTInspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur April 6, 2020. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Abdul Hamid said the existing deployment of over 2,500 personnel of various ranks assigned to patrol the nation’s land and water borders would be doubled, following discussions with the Armed Forces chief at the Defence Ministry earlier today. “Certainly, their presence in the country without proper screening process posed a very high risk and embracing the ministry’s statement, we will further tighten our border controls,” he told a press conference here.
Last month, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah made the grim prediction as he reminded Malaysians to stay at home as much as possible to avoid Covid-19 from continuing to spread.
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