Tuesday, 21 Apr 2020 03:40 PM MYTHealth workers are pictured at the Selayang wholesale market in Kuala Lumpur April 21, 2020. — Picture by Hari Anggara
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has clarified that the Kuala Lumpur wholesale market in Selayang, located near the areas of the newly enforced enhanced movement control order , was ordered to close for four days to allow sanitisation work to be conducted. He said the decision to temporarily shutter the market was due to the high number of residents in areas under EMCO who also worked in the wholesale market.“We are only closing for four days, which is until Thursday so that sanitisation operations can be carried out at the wholesale market.
“This is so that when we reopen the market, that area would have already been sanitised and can be deemed safe, health-wise,” he said.earlier today reported the wholesale market being closed, despite the government previously saying the market would operate as usual despite its close proximity to the areas under EMCO.