Wednesday, 06 May 2020 12:11 PM MYTPolice personnel man a roadblock near the Air Itam wet market May 6, 2020. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
He said most of the market's customers are the elderly and it is difficult for them to walk the few hundred metres to the market due to the road closure. Spice trader Sam Khoo also appealed to the authorities to allow the roadside stalls to reopen as they have been without income for two months. “We can arrange our stalls at a distance and market-goers here also understand that they need to stand at one metre apart, they will know to queue up,” he said.
Ng said if the authorities are worried about crowding at the market if the road is reopened, he suggested a time limit for the road closure.