Teenager slapped with RM5,000 compound for removing red wristband

A 17-year-old girl was slapped with a RM5,000 compound for removing her red Covid-19 wristband to go out while under quarantine.

Taiping district police chief ACP Osman Mamat said the compound was issued under Regulation 17 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Regulations 2021 (Act 342).