CORONAVIRUS | Move follows Health Ministry's statement that M'sia is at risk of infections from other countries.
| The police will increase the deployment of staff patrolling all of the country’s borders and waters by 100 percent, to prevent the entry of undocumented migrants into the country throughout the imposition of the movement control order .
Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said so far, almost 2,500 officers have been deployed to these areas as part of efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 among undocumented migrants. He said the increase in deployments was in response to the statement by the Health Ministry that the country was at risk of experiencing a third wave of Covid-19 infections from other countries.
“The virus could be brought in by undocumented migrants using back channels and their presence in the country without undergoing health screening definitely poses a high risk,” he said at a special press conference at Bukit Aman today. Apart from these added deployments, Abdul Hamid said the police had also launched several operations including "Op Nyah", "Op Wawasan", "Op Awas" and "Op Batas" in Sarawak, as well as "Op Taring" in Sabah, as part of efforts to prevent the entry of undocumented migrants into the country.
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