SEBERANG PERAI, Aug 13 ― The Kepala Batas market has been ordered to close 10 more days until August 22, after 41 traders and workers were confirmed positive for Covid-19.
The Kepala Batas market was initially ordered to close for three days from August 11. But the latest findings now means the initial plan for its reopening tomorrow has to be postponed. Meanwhile, the Bukit Mertajam market, which was ordered to close on August 4, will be reopening tomorrow. He added that if any workers in the market were found positive after this, their employer - the stall operator ― will need to close the operations of their stall for 10 days from the date the worker was tested positive, even if the employer tested negative.He stressed that workers and traders at the market who had failed to undergo screening for Covid-19 will not be allowed to resume operations.