Penang CM: No decision yet on Ramadan bazaars
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow speaks to the press during a media conference at Komtar March 9, 2020. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
“We will continue to monitor the situation before a decision on it is made,” he said, referring to the movement control order until April 14 which was implemented following the novel coronavirus outbreak.On the quarantine procedures for returning Malaysians from overseas at the Penang International Airport, Chow said the state health department is still awaiting instructions from the National Security Council .
Chow, who attended the NSC meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, said he had raised the proposal of operation hours for wet markets to be limited from 6am to 12pm and for wholesale markets from 4am to 10am and this was agreed by the council members. He added that the Economic Action Council will study the proposals by small and medium enterprises and assist this sector in facing the challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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