Separately, police have issued nearly 41,000 compounds since March, which would amount to RM41 million, assuming that each fine was given at the maximum RM1,000 rate.
The Health DG highlighted the case of a woman who infected four family members with Covid-19 upon travelling to her hometown in Kelantan from Selangor.
MOH needs to take into account the interests of various stakeholders and the implication of the amendments before tabling amendments to the Poisons Act that regulates medicines, says Dr Adham Baba.