Police say bolstering border security during MCO
BY DANIAL DZULKIFLY
This includes deploying more personnel, including some 2,000 General Operations Force members, at the northern border, the western coastline of Johor as well as Sabah and Sarawak. This follows concerns of illegal immigrants entering the country while the nation is on lockdown. There is also concern from public health officials that the outbreak of the third wave of Covid-19 is due to imported cases.
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