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2009/06/10
2 years' jail for quarantine breakers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry yesterday warned those who were placed in home or hospital quarantine that they faced a two-year jail term, RM10,000 fine, or both, if they violate the order.
This is provided for under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease Act 1988, the ministry's disease control director Datuk Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said.
"We will track you down with the help of police and place you back in quarantine till you are given a clean bill of health. After that we will decide whether to prosecute under the act."
He was commenting on the case of the 49-year-old Canadian who escaped from quarantine at Kuala Lumpur Hospital after showing symptoms of Influenza A (H1N1).
The man who went missing on Sunday night, was tracked down by police at his condominium flat in Jalan Tun Razak and brought back to the hospital. He was discharged on Monday, when his test results proved negative.
Thermal scanners at Kuala Lumpur International Airport indicated he had fever and flu when he flew in from Hong Kong on Sunday.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the ministry was concerned about the outbreak as it was spreading fast and 73 countries had reported 25,506 confirmed cases and 139 deaths.
2009/06/10
2 years' jail for quarantine breakers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry yesterday warned those who were placed in home or hospital quarantine that they faced a two-year jail term, RM10,000 fine, or both, if they violate the order.
This is provided for under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease Act 1988, the ministry's disease control director Datuk Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said.
"We will track you down with the help of police and place you back in quarantine till you are given a clean bill of health. After that we will decide whether to prosecute under the act."
He was commenting on the case of the 49-year-old Canadian who escaped from quarantine at Kuala Lumpur Hospital after showing symptoms of Influenza A (H1N1).
The man who went missing on Sunday night, was tracked down by police at his condominium flat in Jalan Tun Razak and brought back to the hospital. He was discharged on Monday, when his test results proved negative.
Thermal scanners at Kuala Lumpur International Airport indicated he had fever and flu when he flew in from Hong Kong on Sunday.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the ministry was concerned about the outbreak as it was spreading fast and 73 countries had reported 25,506 confirmed cases and 139 deaths.