Former health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad has disputed the call by the inspector-general of police to raise the compound fine of RM1,000 imposed on offenders found flouting the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the movement control order (MCO), following a spike in Covid-19 cases nationwide.

Instead, the Kuala Selangor MP urged authorities to apply a "soft approach" so people would be able to integrate the SOPs into their daily lives as a good habit and without force.

"As much as we would like to see greater compliance to SOPs a 'soft approach' must be the way...