Malaysia jails Indian national linked to fresh COVID-19 outbreak
Health workers perform a COVID-19 test in Malaysia. (File photo: Reuters/Lim Huey Teng)
13 Aug 2020 05:26PM(Updated: 13 Aug 2020 06:06PM)
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court jailed an Indian national for five months on Thursday (Aug 13) for violating a home quarantine order, leading to dozens of new COVID-19 infections, the Bernama state news agency reported.
The 57-year-old, who resides in Malaysia and owns a restaurant in the northern state of Kedah, pleaded guilty to four charges of violating a mandated 14-day home quarantine order upon his return from India in July.
He was also fined RM12,000 (US$2,864) by the Alor Setar Magistrate's Court, which held a special hearing at a Kedah hospital where the accused was undergoing treatment, Bernama reported.
Authorities had earlier said the man, who initially tested negative for the coronavirus, had left his home during the quarantine period to visit his restaurant.
After a second test came back positive, dozens of people, including the man's family members, restaurant workers and customers, were found to have been infected.
Health workers perform a COVID-19 test in Malaysia. (File photo: Reuters/Lim Huey Teng)
13 Aug 2020 05:26PM(Updated: 13 Aug 2020 06:06PM)
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court jailed an Indian national for five months on Thursday (Aug 13) for violating a home quarantine order, leading to dozens of new COVID-19 infections, the Bernama state news agency reported.
The 57-year-old, who resides in Malaysia and owns a restaurant in the northern state of Kedah, pleaded guilty to four charges of violating a mandated 14-day home quarantine order upon his return from India in July.
He was also fined RM12,000 (US$2,864) by the Alor Setar Magistrate's Court, which held a special hearing at a Kedah hospital where the accused was undergoing treatment, Bernama reported.
Authorities had earlier said the man, who initially tested negative for the coronavirus, had left his home during the quarantine period to visit his restaurant.
After a second test came back positive, dozens of people, including the man's family members, restaurant workers and customers, were found to have been infected.
