KUALA LUMPUR: Five factories and 10 business premises were ordered to close while 12 people were detained for violating Covid-19 standard operating procedure.

       Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic) said the compliance operation task force conducted 2,224 inspections on factories and 11,680 business premises.

       “Cumulatively, the task force has conducted 95,539 inspections and spot checks nationwide.

       “We will step up inspections on factories and business premises as there have been SOP violations,” he said in a statement.

       Ismail Sabri said compounds were issued to 705 people while 30 others were remanded for violating SOP on Friday.

       “Among the top offences were interstate and inter-district travel without permission, eating at food premises, failure to record personal details before entering a premises, not wearing face masks and failure to maintain physical distancing,” he said.