This is the second such initiative in Sabah, just days after Sabah police came up with their own “mobile sanitising tunnels” for their frontliners all across the state.
Penampang district council executive officer Tang Yang Ming, who came up with the idea, had placed the cabin, dubbed “CV19 Penampang”, for testing this morning.“Our objective is to protect our people quickly; we cannot wait for assistance from outside or Peninsular Malaysia,” he told the New Straits Times.
Tang, who is also an engineer, said he had worked with the council's contractor to produce the cabin using whatever materials available.“He or she will have to make one turn and exit. As the nozzles spray mist, the people will not get wet when they come out," he said. Tang said the chemical used in the spray is a diluted antiseptic solution, approved by the Health Ministry.“Some people even went in for a second time to sanitise themselves,” he said.Tang said he would ask the contractor to add another four outlets to cover the lower parts of the body to give better protection for market-goers.
“There is also a plan to have the same cabin at the fish market, district office and several public areas.